GvW Graf von Westphalen advised – under the lead of English partner law firm Mills & Reeve – Richardson Malting (UK), which is a subsidiary of Richardson International, on its acquisition of the entire share capital of Anglia Maltings’ parent company, Ragleth Limited, in a strategic move to gain a foothold in the malting industry. Anglia Maltings 360 employees will transfer to Richardson's wider group of companies across Canada, the US and Europe.
Anglia Maltings has a diverse portfolio of businesses including Crisp Malt, Micronized Food Products (MFP), and EDME Food Ingredients. The company operates seven malt facilities in the UK, Poland and Germany.
Richardson International processes and refines Canadian grown oil seeds into quality oils and manufacturers oil-based ingredients for the retail, food service and industrial sectors. The company is also actively involved in processing oats and durum into a variety of value-added food products.
Under the lead of Dusseldorf Partner Dr Malte J. Hiort (M&A) Richardson International was advised on all German aspects of law by a cross-offices team consisting of Laura Wemper (M&A), Christian Kusulis (Antitrust), Dr Arne Schmidt (Tax), Marius Bodenstedt (Employment), Carsten Beisheim (Compliance), Dr Magnus Dorweiler, Katharina Lanio (Real Estate), Dr Sigrid Wienhues, Mareile Dedekind (Environmental Law), Toralf Baumann (Energy) and Sven-Erik Holm (IT).
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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