Press releases Dr Dominic Köstner, LL.M.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the life science group Sartorius AG ("Sartorius"), on Chinese-law aspects of the acquisition of Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros from private investors including ARCHIMED and WP GG Holdings IV B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the shareholders of LucaNet AG, an international financial consolidation and planning software provider, on the PRC-law related aspects of the establishment of a strategic partnership with investor Hg.
The partners of GvW Graf von Westphalen have admitted Ms Melanie Eilers and Dr Dominic Köstner as equity partners. Both were elected at the partners’ meeting in Berlin. Christof Kleinmann and Dr Robert Theissen were confirmed in their roles as managing partners of the firm for a further term of two years, respectively. Duesseldorf partner…
Vendis Capital III has acquired a majority interest in BlueBrixx and Model Car World. GvW Graf von Westphalen’s Shanghai office advised the private equity fund on the Chinese law aspects of the transaction.
The Goettingen-based MDAX company Sartorius acquired the chromatography process equipment division of Novasep through its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech in a mixed share/asset deal. Novasep’s division expects to generate sales revenue of approximately 37 million euros in 2020 at double-digit profit margins and employs approximately 100…
A fund managed by capiton AG has acquired 100% of the shares in Cedes AG, a leading manufacturer of sensor technology in the elevator and door industry based in Landquart (Switzerland). The company’s products, which utilize infrared and image processing technology, provide solutions for the automation of elevators, escalators, and…
The fund capiton IV GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG, managed by capiton AG, together with the founding shareholders, have sold 100% of the shares in TRIOPTICS GmbH to the TecDAX company Jenoptik. TRIOPTICS, headquartered in Wedel near Hamburg, is a leading provider of measurement technology for optical components and sensors. With more than…
The Goettingen-based MDAX company Sartorius has acquired three business units in the field of bioanalytics and bioprocess technology from the U.S. company Danaher by way a mixed share/asset deal following the successful participation in an auction process.
Webasto Group, a leading supplier to the automotive industry headquartered in Stockdorf, Germany, has divested its majority shareholding in a sino-foreign joint venture company to its former Chinese joint venture partner.
A team from GvW Graf von Westphalen at its Shanghai office has advised the Erwin Hymer Group, one of the leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles and caravans in Europe headquartered in Bad Waldsee, on the establishment of an equity joint venture company with the Chinese corporate group Lingyu. The focus of the joint venture is on…