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A team led by Hamburg-based Private Equity partner Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt legally advised funds advised by DPE Deutsche Private Equity Management III GmbH on selling their majority stake in SERCOO Group to Elevion Group, a technical building equipment and energy service provider. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price
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Effective September 1, Christina Nitsche will commence working at Heuking’s Munich office. She joins the firm from Peters, Schönberger und Partner, where she also held the position of Salaried Partner. Christina Nitsche possesses extensive experience in the field of Commercial Disputes, with a particular focus on multinational matters. As a leading advisor in Advertising and Media Agency Contracts, she represents renowned advertising clients in Media Buying. Ms
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Heuking Partners Dr. Robert Güther, Ariane Neubauer, and Astrid Reich from the Berlin office legally advised teckpro AG, a provider of analysis, sales, and consulting solutions for the finance and insurance industries, on its acquisition of IT service provider iS2 Intelligent Solution Services AG from die Bayerische insurance group
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A team led by Heuking M&A partner Dr. Mathias Schröder provided comprehensive advice to MCon Group AG on the sale of its Managed Services division to CONVOTIS Group. The Managed Services business, which included MCon’s German and Moroccan subsidiaries, provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service services to clients across many industries including automotive. MCon Group AG was established in the year 2010 in St. Gall, Switzerland
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Heuking Partners Dr. Robert Güther, Ariane Neubauer, and Astrid Reich from the Berlin office legally advised teckpro AG, a provider of analysis, sales, and consulting solutions for the finance and insurance industries, on its acquisition of IT service provider iS2 Intelligent Solution Services AG from die Bayerische insurance group
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A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, legally advised and supported Exasol AG on a capital increase. Exasol AG (ISIN DE000A0LR9G9) successfully placed 2,443,887 new shares with institutional and qualified investors. The issue was carried out as part of a private placement by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process excluding subscription rights and by partially utilizing authorized capital. The new shares were placed at a price of EUR 2
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A team from Heuking’s Hamburg office led by Equity Partner Dr. Henrik Lay and Salaried Partner Christoph Prochnau advised Leadvolution GmbH on its partnership with Vogel Communications Group. Hamburg-based Leadvolution partnered with the corporate VC that offers special expertise in advertising and lead qualification. With 790 employees and some EUR 100 million in sales, Vogel Communications Group is a leading provider of specialist communication and information
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A team led by Heuking partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, legally advised and supported Delignit AG and, as transaction counsel, Pareto Securities AS, the accompanying bank, in connection with a capital increase. With an issue volume of EUR 8 million, the capital increase was placed in full, and the offering was oversubscribed. Delignit AG (ISIN DE000A0MZ4B0) is a leading manufacturer of ecological, hardwood-based products and system solutions
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A team led by Cologne-based Private Equity partner Dr. Andreas Lenz advised Munich-based investor Lenbach Equity Opportunities II GmbH & Co KG (“LEO II.”) on its acquisition of Cologne-based recruiter promedi Personalmanagement GmbH from RIW group. The acquisition went into effect on July 31, 2023. promedi Personalmanagement GmbH, based in Cologne, is a full-service staffing firm focusing on the medical professions and geriatric care, as well as care and education
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A team led by Dr. Patrick Müller, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Düsseldorf office, advised Essen-based company builder Crealize Ecomsystem GmbH on a seed funding round of cereal startup Spacies GmbH, founded by Carsten Hinzer and Rouven Kosel. In addition to an internationally acclaimed rapper, several business angels also invested in Spacies. Founded in 2021, Spacies GmbH, headquartered in Essen, sells cereals made mostly of rice flour and whey protein
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A team led by Dr. Michael Dröge and Katharina Waszczynski, both Partners at Heuking’s Hamburg office, legally advised shareholders of auxalia GmbH on a sale of shares in the business. Reorganizing its shareholder structure, auxalia GmbH sold shares in the company to Sophora Unternehmerkapital GmbH. The previous shareholders will retain a partial stake in the company. For auxalia, the new setup builds a future-oriented foundation for successful corporate development
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A Heuking team led by Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert, Munich, legally advised French state-owned IN Groupe on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Berlin-based printing ink specialist Gleitsmann Security Inks GmbH from Germany’s hubergroup Deutschland GmbH
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Repeating last year’s win, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek was again awarded the title of Germany’s Best Law Firm in 2023. At the “Law & Innovation” Leaders League Alliance Summit in Paris, a top-class jury recognized the work of German legal experts in the field of Corporate / M&A. Boris Dürr, Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert, Dr. Anne de Boer, Dr. Arnold Büssemaker, Dr. Verena Hoene and Cécile Corbet personally accepted the award on behalf of the law firm in Paris
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A team led by Heuking partner Dr. Oliver von Rosenberg, LL.M., has provided comprehensive legal advice to Stock Spirits Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, on the acquisition of Hamburg-based Borco-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG. The transaction is, inter alia, still subject to the approval of the German and Austrian antitrust authorities. BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG has been family-owned since its foundation in 1948
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A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, legally advised and supported IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG and Pareto Securities AS in connection with DEAG’s EUR 50 million corporate bond issue. DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft successfully completed the placement of its Corporate Bond 2023/2026 with an issue volume of EUR 50 million. The issue was oversubscribed by a significant margin. Structured as a Nordic bond, the corporate bond has a term of three years
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It’s a landscape architectural pioneer project right in the center of Hamburg – 4,700 trees and other woods are currently being planted on five new floors of the St. Pauli Bunker to create a public garden at a height of 58 meters. With its spectacular greening, the former Flak Tower IV is considered a role model for the necessary climate adaption of international megacities
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A team led by Heuking’s Hamburg-based Partner Dr. Johan Schneider legally advised Hawita group’s shareholder Haskamp on the Neumark transaction. Hawita group was acquired by Group De Ceuster; Hawita group’s private shareholders sold their shares as part of the deal
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A Private Equity team from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised investment firm Odewald KMU II on its sale of Langer & Laumann group to Norvestor. In 2018, Odewald KMU II {invested in Langer & Laumann as part of a growth financing and succession plan. During the joint ownership with the founders and other co-shareholders, management and shareholders implemented numerous growth initiatives
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With a team led by M&A attorneys Dr. Mathias Schröder, Fabian Becker and Peter Schäffler, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised proLogistik Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in AIS alfaplan GmbH
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A team led by Dr. Jörg Schewe, Partner at Heuking’s Hamburg office, advised ENEXIO Power Cooling Solutions India Private Limited (ENEXIO India/EI), a subsidiary of BGR Group, Chennai, on its acquisition of ENEXIO Germany’s ACC business from ENEXIO Management GmbH
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A team led by Dr. Alexander Schott legally advised the shareholders of SanTec GmbH & Co. KG and SanTec Instandsetzung GmbH & Co. KG comprehensively on the sale of all shares to ARTUS Bautrocknung- und Sanierungsgruppe and assisted with the transaction. Sebastian Meyer, founder and previous sole general manager, will remain a partner in the company by retaining a continuing interest and will continue to work as general manager of SanTec group
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A team led by Salaried Partner Christoph Prochnau from Heuking’s Hamburg office advised startup HYLI on its pre-seed funding round. The Hamburg-based startup attracted well-known business angels from the Sales, HR, and Legal sectors. Talks with additional potential investors are set to be concluded in the next few months. HYLI GmbH is an interactive platform for retirement planning, advance directives, and a self-determined end of life
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Mark Rossbroich (32) will join Heuking’s Cologne office as Salaried Partner and reinforce the Corporate and Private Equity practice effective June 12, 2023. Mark Rossbroich is dual-qualified as a lawyer in Germany and as Solicitor (England & Wales). He comprehensively advises financial and strategic investors and businesses in national and cross-border (private & public) M&A/PE transactions as well as startups and their investors through all growth phases (VC)
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A team led by Ariane Neubauer, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Berlin office, advised female health startup DR. VIVIEN KARL on its pre-seed financing round. DR. VIVIEN KARL attracted Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures as lead investor. In addition, the company gained the support of Tina Müller, former CEO of Douglas, who will now also become a member of DR
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A team led by Salaried Partner Christoph Prochnau from Heuking’s Hamburg office again advised HelloBetter on the expansion of its Series A funding round. MassMutual Ventures (MMV), HealthCap, Sparrow Ventures, Hevella Capital, and Expon Capital invested another EUR 7 million in the Hamburg-based startup. With this expansion, the volume of the Series A funding round – despite the challenging market environment for venture capital financing – has now increased to a total of EUR 20 million
