GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Hybrid Software Group PLC on its acquisition of ColorLogic GmbH.
Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) with its headquarters in Cambridge (United Kingdom) and worldwide subsidiaries is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen as well as packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.
ColorLogic GmbH based in Rheine (Germany) is an industry leader in extended gamut colour management. It has developed an extensive portfolio of colour profiling and conversion software, recently winning the 2021 Pinnacle Product Award from the PRINTING United. With the acquisition of the company, Hybrid Software Group will be able to enhance the offerings of its existing operating companies.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Hybrid Software Group (formerly Global Graphics) on several transactions over the past years and most recently on its sale of URW to the US Monotype Group (Link).
Under the lead of Hamburg based partner Dr. Ritesh Rajani (Corporate/M&A), Hybrid Software Group PLC was advised by a team consisting of partners Nicolas M. Dumont (IP; Frankfurt), Dr. Patrick Wolff (Commercial; Hamburg), Dr. Marian Niestedt (Regulatory; Hamburg) and Christian Kusulis (Antitrust; Frankfurt), associated partners Dr. Michael Engel (Tax; Frankfurt) and Marius Bodenstedt (Employment; Hamburg) as well as associates Laurens Klinkert, Gregor R. Mertens (both Corporate/M&A; Hamburg), Dr. Michael Herold (Data Protection; Frankfurt) and Max Jürgens (Regulatory; 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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