Gleiss Lutz has advised French Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring (“CAL&F”) on the acquisition of Merca Leasing group.
The share purchase agreement was signed on 30 October. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The transaction is expected to be completed in Q2 2025, subject to obtaining the required clerances from BaFin and the German Federal Cartel Office.
Merca Leasing, one of the ten largest independent leasing companies in Germany, based in Kronberg, manages leasing assets with an acquisition value of around EUR 750 million.
With a presence in 10 countries in Europe CAL&F is a key player in Leasing, Factoring and Energy and Infrastructure Financing, in France and further Europe. CAL&F offers specialized financing for corporates, freelancers, farmers and local authorities.
The following Gleiss Lutz team led by Dr. Andreas Löhdefink (partner) and Dr. Christoph Auchter (both M&A, both Frankfurt) advised CAL&F on the transaction:
Dr. Christian Hissnauer (partner), Daniel Adolph, Aike Würdemann, Tobias Kempf (all Financial Regulatory), Dr. Burkhard Jäkel (partner), Frank Schlobach (partner), Vanessa Bayliss (counsel), Fritz Ludwig (counsel, all Banking & Finance), Dr. Eike Bicker (partner), Dr. Felix Wrocklage, Christoph Ehrke (all Compliance & Investigations), Dr. Stefan Mayer (partner), Dr. Leonhard Kornwachs, Dr. Dominik Monz, Kilian Mossel (all Tax), Dr. Thomas Winzer (partner), Dr. Tobias Abend (counsel), Stefan Schaaf, Lea Kuhr (all Employment, all Frankfurt), Dr. Alexander Molle (partner, Berlin), Dr. Christopher Noll (Stuttgart), Jan Hinrichs (all IP/Tech, Berlin), Dr. Alexander Fritzsche (partner, Frankfurt), Dr. Christina Wolf (both Competition/Antitrust, Brussels), Konrad Discher (counsel, Real Estate, Frankfurt), Dr. Manuel Klar (counsel, Data Protection, Munich), Dr. Ken Laws, Lukas Schulze-Hagen, Julia Wohlmuth (all M&A, all Frankfurt).
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