HAARMANN berät Deutsche Beteiligungs AG beim Erwerb der Spheros Gruppe
Die Haarmann Partnerschaftsgesellschaft hat die Deutsche Beteiligungs AG beim Erwerb der Spheros Management Holding GmbH beraten. Die Spheros-Gruppe mit Sitz in Gilching bei München ist der Weltmarktführer in der Entwicklung und Herstellung von Klimaanlagen, motorunabhängigen Heizsystemen, Wasserpumpen und Dachluken für Busse. Luftmanagement ist dabei die Kernkompetenz des Unternehmens. Verkäufer des Unternehmens sind die Finanzinvestoren Baird Capital Partners Europe und Capcellence sowie das Spheros-Management, die das Unternehmen im Jahr 2005 im Rahmen eines Management Buy-Out von der Webasto AG erworben haben. Die Deutsche Beteiligungs AG will gemeinsam mit dem Management die Internationalisierung des Geschäfts der Spheros-Gruppe vorantreiben. Über den Kaufpreis und weitere Details der Transaktion haben beide Parteien Stillschweigen vereinbart. Im Zuge des Erwerbs werden verschiedene Mitglieder der Geschäftsleitung erneut bzw. erstmalig im Rahmen der als Management Buy-Out strukturierten Transaktion an der Gruppe beteiligt.
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HAARMANN advises stockholders on the sale of a majority share in Thomas-Krenn.AG
HAARMANN advised both Thomas-Krenn founders, Thomas Krenn and Max Wittenzellner, as well as Bay BG (a Bavarian private equity firm for small and mid-sized businesses) in all legal and tax aspects involved with the sale of the majority stake in Thomas-Krenn.AG. Thomas-Krenn.AG is an innovative company which is based in Freyung and employs around 80 employees. It specializes in providing server technology and high-quality hosting services to its customers. The fact that Thomas-Krenn.AG has received numerous honours, such as the Bayerische Qualitätspreis in 2010, establishes it as a firm with great potential. The company’s clients range from mid- to large-sized firms. Around 1/3 of all DAX companies place orders with Thomas-Krenn.AG.
The purchaser is Ventizz Capital Fund IV LP, one of the leading German equity investment companies in the area of growth capital and mid-sized tech buyouts. By acquiring Thomas-Krenn.AG, Ventizz continues itsr strategy of investing in the growth of high-tech manufacturing industries. Aside from this, Ventizz believes that Thomas-Krenn is an important player in the server market with a high degree of growth potential. It further expects that Thomas-Krenn.AG will earn an even greater market share in the future.
Both founders and the management team will remain with the company.
Advisors Thomas-Krenn.AG
HAARMANN (Frankfurt): Dr. Tobias Fenck (Corporate, lead), Dr. Veit Denzer (Corporate), Michael Graf (Tax), Katrin Schwab (Corporate, Labour Law), Prof. Dr. Friedrich Toepel (Real Estate), Daniel Raimer (IT, Kanzlei Raimer)
Advisors Ventizz
Taylor Wessing: Dr. Matthias Kampshoff (Corporate, lead), Dr. Marc Oberhardt (Corporate), Dr. Thomas Kaiser (Corporate), Dr. Detlef Klett (IT), Dr. Söntje Hilberg (IT), Dr. Sascha Grosjean (Labour Law), Dr. Michael Pils (Labour Law), Dr. Oliver Klöck (Public Law), Dr. Matthias Klein (Public Law), Dr. Jan Schumacher (IP), Dr. Bert Kimpel (Tax), Dr. Simon Weppner (Tax), Dr. Thomas Fehrenbach (Real Estate) and Malte Zander (Real Estate)
Dr. Christoph Schmitt, Implementation of Basel III into European law – implications for the financing of medium-sized Enterprises, BB 2011, 2347
The article forms an update to the essay “Debt Financing of Medium-sized Enterprises against the Background of Basel III” in BB 2011, 105 and highlights potential impacts the draft legislation provided by the European Commission for an implementation of Basel III into European Law might have on the financing of medium-sized Enterprises.
Legal Breakfast – Pitfalls in the Draft Circular on the Transformation Tax Act – 24 August 2011
On 24 August 2011 another Legal Breakfast was held in the Restaurant Opéra in the Alte Oper.
Wilhelm Haarmann, Michael Graf and Marcus Seiboth gave a presentation titled “Pitfalls in the Draft Circular on the Transformation Tax Act”. The objective of this presentation was to provide the audience an overview on the most important aspects of the proposed amendments.
The presentation materials can be downloaded here.
HAARMANN advises on the Sale of Internormen Technology Group
HAARMANN advised the Internormen Technology Group and its family shareholders on the sale of the enterprise to US-listed Eaton Corporation (ETN NYSE), Cleveland/Ohio. With this step, Internormen Technology Group with head offices in Altlussheim, Speyer, which has been family-owned since its foundation in 1972, is paving the way for the further development of its global business activities and access to new growth markets. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price and additional details of the transaction. After completion of the sale of the company, the sons of the founder of the company, Stefan and Bernhard Franger, who held leadership positions at Internormen, will assume respective executive management responsibilities at Eaton.
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The latest issue of the Banking Focus deals with the role of a depositary pursuant to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM) and provides an overview on such depositary’s competences and duties.
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