GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised US-American Barcodes, Inc. and its CEO Daniel Nettesheim on the acquisition of the German Identbase Group.
Barcodes, Inc., with its headquarters in Chicago, is a leading provider of end-to-end technology solutions that improve mobility, visibility, and automation for organizations across the globe. With 25+ years of experience and partnerships with leading technology manufacturers, Barcodes delivers exceptional products, software, and services to help businesses navigate a world in motion. Barcodes is a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, a top US private equity firm that has invested in over 50 platform companies that have completed approx. 300 add-on acquisitions.
Identbase is a leading distributor and reseller of people ID and access control products. Based in Meppen, Germany, Identbase has more than thirty years of expertise in physical security and ID management solutions. Identbase will join the Digital ID business of Barcodes with the aim of creating the leading ID and access control solutions provider in the UK and EU. Barcodes will continue to invest in the growth of Identbase through expanded stock availability, sustainable products, and industry-leading technology.
Under the lead of Hamburg based partner Dr. Ritesh Rajani (Corporate/M&A), Barcodes, Inc. was advised by a team consisting of Christian Mayer-Gießen, Laurens Klinkert, Maximilian Andersen and Maria Kieslich (all Corporate/M&A; Hamburg), Nicolas M. Dumont and Dr. Jonas C. Wehleit (both IP; Frankfurt), Gudrun Hausner and Michael Fischer (both IT/Data Protection; Munich), Marius Bodenstedt (Employment; Hamburg), Dr. Patrick Wolff (Finance; Hamburg), Christian Ertel (Real Estate; Hamburg), Johan van der Veer (Insurance; Hamburg), Christian Kusulis and Alexander Justin Rösch (both Antitrust; Frankfurt) and Marian Niestedt (Foreign Trade; Hamburg).
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Ethereal Space, Inc., a pioneering commercial space company, on space and satellite law matters and the establishment of its affiliate Ethereal Space GmbH.
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