Elevion Group continues expansion and acquires Alexander Ochs Group
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Elevion Group on the acquisition of Alexander Ochs Group.
Elevion Group is a European solutions provider for all tasks relating to the intelligent use of energy. With its focus on integrated energy services, Elevion Group delivers solutions that seamlessly combine sustainable CO2 reduction, continuous increase in energy efficiency, significant savings in energy costs, renewable energy systems and all areas of technical building equipment and services. With approx. 60 consolidated companies, more than 4,700 employees and an overall performance of approx. 900 million Euros, Elevion Group is active in twelve countries, including Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland and Romania. Elevion Group is part of the CEZ Group, the largest energy group in Central and Eastern Europe.
Alexander Ochs Group, headquartered in Karlsruhe, is one of the region’s leading medium-sized companies in the field of heating, air-conditioning, ventilation and sanitary engineering and focuses on the full energy management of buildings. With this acquisition, Elevion Group further expands its portfolio in the field of heating, air-conditioning and ventilation technology and strengthens its market presence in south-western Germany.
Under the lead of Hamburg partner Dr Ritesh Rajani (Corporate/M&A), Elevion Group was advised by a team consisting of Laurens Klinkert and Maximilian Andersen (both Corporate/M&A; Hamburg), Christian Kusulis and Alexander Rösch (both Antitrust; Frankfurt), Marius Bodenstedt (Employment; Hamburg), Dr Patrick Wolff (Finance; Hamburg), Christian Ertel (Real Estate; Hamburg), Dr Christian Triebe (IP; Hamburg), Sven-Erik Holm (IT/Data Protection; Frankfurt), Dr Michael Kleiber (Regulatory; Hamburg) and Johan van der Veer (Insurance; Hamburg).
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