Flick Gocke Schaumburg advises Joachim Herz Foundation on the acquisition of a minority stake in Weidmüller
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Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised Hamburg based Joachim Herz Foundation on the acquisition of a minority stake in Weidmüller Holding AG & Co. KG. on all legal and tax matters.
Weidmüller Holding AG & Co. KG is the parent company of the Weidmüller Group, based in Detmold/Germany. Weidmüller is a global leader in the areas of electronic connection technology, industrial automation and digitalization as well as the industrial Internet of Things. Weidmüller is based in appr. 80 countries with production facilities and sales companies. It achieved sales of approximately EUR 1.1 billion in 2023 with around 6,000 employees worldwide.
With its stake of around 20 percent, the Joachim Herz Foundation is investing specifically in a technology company the innovative solutions of which promise a positive impact on society and the environment. In addition, it pursues its goal of investing the foundation's capital predominantly in business and in this way generating ongoing income for the fulfillment of the foundation's purpose.
Advisors to Joachim Herz Stiftung: Flick Gocke Schaumburg
Dr. Fred Wendt (Lead Legal), Dr. Christoph Brünger (Corporate/IP), Dr. Benjamin Westermann (Corporate), Dr. Florian Haus, Dr. Valentin Urban (both Antitrust, Compliance), Alexander Heinen (Commercial), Marcel Bühner (Corporate, Finance), Alexander Löschhorn (Data Protection), Dr. Sandy Siegfanz-Strauß, Sarah Büttgen (both Employment law);
Matthias Full (Lead Tax), Corina Hackbarth, Sophie Frombeck, Mauritz Müller (all Private Equity/Tax), Dr. Christian Engelen, Dr. Alexander Spychalski (both Transfer Pricing);
Christoph Oenings (Lead Non-Profit Law).
The Joachim Herz Foundation was founded in Hamburg in 2008 and is one of the largest German foundations. It promotes education, science and research. Projects are supported that are intended to secure the future viability of society. The foundation is particularly committed to the areas of natural and economic sciences, law, medicine and the promotion of teaching institutions, students and charitable organizations.
In connection with the transaction, Flick Gocke Schaumburg provides legal advice in cooperation with Charles Russell Speechlys (UK and France), Hirschler Fleischer (USA), Grandall (China), bnt attorneys in CEE (Romania), Garrigues (Spain) as well as BonelliErede (Italy), and tax advice in cooperation with Taxand partners Leo Berwick (USA), Arsene (France), Garrigues (Spain), Alvarez & Marsal (UK and China), TaxHouse (Romania) and FRM (Italy). <<<
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