GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the French Legrand Group in the acquisition of a majority participation in modulan GmbH. The Legrand Group has expanded its product portfolio in the specialized field of IT systems installation by acquiring this participation. The parties have agreed to maintain confidentiality about the further economic details of the transaction.
modulan GmbH is a successful family-owned company active throughout Germany with its headquarters in the Rhine-Main region. The core competence of modulan GmbH is rooted especially in the development and product of high-end equipment for computer centers.
GvW regularly advises the Legrand Group in its international transactions under the leadership of the Frankfurt M&A partner Eric Messenzehl; the M&A team of GvW just recently advised the Legrand Group, for example, in the parallel acquisition of Fluxpower GmbH and Primetech Srl (more).
The Legrand Group was advised in this transaction by the following GvW team: Eric Messenzehl (lead, M&A, Frankfurt), Benjamin Schwarzfischer (M&A, Frankfurt), Dr. Joachim Mulch (IP, Düsseldorf), Christian Kusulis (antitrust law, Frankfurt), Dr. Bettina Schmitt-Rady (real estate, Frankfurt), Johan van der Veer (insurance law, Hamburg) and Anton Kastenmüller (employment law, Munich).
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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