Press releases Patrick Heid, LL.M.
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…
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.
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…
The international Max Bögl Group exports its magnet levitation train technology - Transport System Bögl ("TSB") to China. The corporate group (Anm: das kennt kein Mensch somit lassen wir das besser weg) has agreed on a corresponding long-term distribution partnership with the Chinese company Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery Co.…
The Chinese investor Changsha Truking Investment Ltd (TRUKING) has acquired a majority shareholding in the Romaco Group (Romaco) from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG).
The German air navigation service provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) continues to expand its sales and consulting business for air navigation services. In January 2016, DFS opened a new office in Singapore, followed by a regional office in Beijing in late December.
Jiangsu Olive Sensors High-Tech Co.,Ltd. (“Olive”) through its wholly owned subsidiary in Luxembourg, acquired 32% of the shares in the Plettenberg subsidiary and in the Polish subsidiary of Schürholz, which specialize in stamping, stamping-bending, welding and assembling. The share purchase contracts were notarized January 13, 2017.
The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen continues its growth strategy in the China business: The German lawyer Ming Yi has recently joined the firm’s Frankfurt office and will coordinate the activities of Chinese companies and investors in Germany together with Frankfurt-based M&A partner Dr. Marco Zessel.
In addition to several leading Turkish foreign banks, the law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen now also advises one of the leading Chinese banks in Germany. With that, the firm counts 15 foreign banks among its clients.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has introduced a new career level at its Shanghai office: With effect from 1 January 2014, Li Li was appointed local partner.