Press releases


07 March 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised a founder of DermLite LLC, a leading Californian provider of handheld dermatoscopes, on the sale of the company to FotoFinder Systems GmbH, a manufacturer of imaging systems for dermatology, and the re-investment in the buyer.

20 February 2024

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is further expanding its advice in the field of environmental social governance: The new Green Trade Team, led by Hamburg partner Dr. Lothar Harings, supports companies in all sustainability issues along the supply chain. In addition to compliance advice, the ten-strong core team focuses on the areas…

15 February 2024

Foreign trade law, sanctions law and plant construction: the law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen has achieved three Tier 1 rankings in the Legal 500 Germany handbook for the first time this year. In addition, it is represented in more top lists than ever before with a total of 22 specialist areas.

08 January 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised on the sale of Breitenbach Software-Engineering GmbH to the RLDatix group. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory clearances.

04 January 2024

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is further expanding its insurance industry focus area: As of January 1, 2024, Dr Quirin Vergho will join the firm's Munich office as an equity partner.

05 December 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the shareholders of SmartRep GmbH on the sale of the company to the Swedish KAMIC Group.

28 November 2023

"The firm's flagship practice impresses with its great expertise in all matters relating to the cross-border trade of goods and has been one of the uncontested market leaders for years". This is what the JUVE editorial team wrote in its current handbook for commercial law firms about the GvW team in foreign trade law, which has already…

27 November 2023

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is opening another office in Asia: In addition to its office in Shanghai, the law firm will have its own office in Vietnam from January 2024. Stefan Ewers, who was responsible for Rödl & Partner's Vietnam office for eight years, joined GvW as an equity partner in October 2023 and will head the new GvW…

22 November 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the Midwich Group on its acquisition of a majority stake (combined with an option to become the sole shareholder) of prodyTel Distribution GmbH. Closing of the transaction is subject to merger control clearance from the German Federal Cartel Office.

20 November 2023

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen continues to focus strongly on its own young talent: with eight new equity partners and four new associated partners, the partnership has never before appointed so many new partners from its own ranks within one year.

27 October 2023

GvW has been named Law Firm of the Year for Real Estate and Construction Law at this year's JUVE Awards. Dr. Robert Theissen, partner at GvW in private construction law, accepted the prestigious trophy yesterday evening at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt on behalf of the 36-strong team.

16 October 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Hexad on the sale of its Mobility Services Platform business unit to Volkswagen Group company CARIAD. Following approval by the antitrust authorities, the transaction was completed. The parties have agreed not to disclose the amount of the transaction.

12 October 2023

Mannheim-based software company osapiens has successfully closed a €25 million financing round with investor Armira Growth.

09 October 2023

Die Kanzlei GvW Graf von Westphalen baut die Arbeitsrechtspraxis auch in München weiter aus. Zum 1. November schließt sich Thomas G.-E. Müller als Equity-Partner der Sozietät an.

06 October 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised reCup GmbH on the acquisition of Crafting Future GmbH.

20 September 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has again been nominated as Law Firm of the Year Germany in The Lawyer European Awards 2023.

19 September 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen advised Porvair plc, the specialist filtration, laboratory and environmental technology group, on its acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of two businesses, Ratiolab GmbH and Ratiolab Kft. (together "Ratiolab").

05 September 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen advised Martens & Prahl Holding GmbH, majority shareholder of Marine Assekuranz GmbH Versicherungsmakler, on the company’s investment in Marine Alliance AS.

01 September 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen continues to expand its Banking and Banking Supervision Law practice and is pleased to announce that effective today, Philippe Woesch has joined the firm’s Frankfurt office as Associated Partner.

25 August 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Elevion Group on the acquisition of Alexander Ochs Group.

17 August 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen is pleased to announce its nominations in no less than three categories of the forthcoming JUVE Awards. The nominations recognise the firm’s outstanding work in the fields of Real Estate and Construction Law, M&A and Technology and Media.

28 July 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the shareholders of STAGIL GmbH on the sale of the company to TIMETOACT GROUP, a portfolio company of funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe, as well as former STAGIL managing director Björn Frauen on the investment in TIMETOACT GROUP.

24 July 2023

An investor consortium consisting of Lingotto, Vsquared Ventures, Primepulse and HV Capital has invested in NEURA Robotics GmbH.

13 July 2023

The Fielmann Group is continuing its internationalisation strategy: The optical retail chain has entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of 100% of the stock of the US company SVS Vision and the Canadian company Eyevious Style.

11 July 2023

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.

26 June 2023

GvW enshrines principle of sustainable management in the firm’s articles of association, integrating sustainability into its corporate strategy. At their Partners meeting of 28 April 2023, the GvW Partners adopted a resolution to include the following wording into the firm’s articles of association:

23 June 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has won the Law Firm of the Year Award from the legal publisher JUVE Verlag in the Customs and Excise Tax category.

21 June 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised SHS - Stahl Holding Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA (SHS) on the conclusion of a long-term power supply agreement (PPA) with the Spanish energy group Iberdrola.

07 June 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen and Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (GA_P) have advised Enagás, S.A. on its acquisition of a 10% stake in Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH (HEH). Enagás S.A.’s investment is made with a view to become the operator of the future LNG plant in Stade (Germany) which will reach a regasification capacity of 13.3 bcm per year. The…

11 April 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised US-American Barcodes, Inc. on the acquisition of the German Identbase Group.