Tokyo Stock Exchange listed Konica Minolta Inc. has acquired approx. 65% of shares in German firm MOBOTIX AG from its main shareholders. MOBOTIX AG’s shares are listed in the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The MOBOTIX Group is a leading provider of digital and network-based video surveillance and video management software, and markets its products in 80 countries worldwide. Konica Minolta is a Japanese technology group that mainly specialises in imaging technology, digital printing and optical devices. The Konica Minolta Group has approx. 42,000 employees in 150 countries around the globe.
Konica Minolta was advised by the following team of Gleiss Lutz lawyers: Dr. Adrian Bingel, Dr. Michael Burian (both partners, both lead), Maike Sauter, Lucie Haller von Hallerstein (all corporate/M&A, Stuttgart), Dr. Carolin von Straelen (corporate/M&A, Munich), Hannah Bug, Dr. Martin Hossenfelder (IP/IT, Berlin), Dr. Rut Steinhauser (employment, Berlin), Dr. Eva Koch (public law, Düsseldorf), Dr. Iris Benedikt-Buckenleib (competition/antitrust, Munich), Dr. Stefan Mayer (partner), Dr. Ocka Stumm (both tax, Frankfurt/Main).
Gleiss Lutz has frequently advised Konica Minolta in the past, most recently on its acquisition of Instrument Systems GmbH. Over the past six months alone Gleiss Lutz has advised three Japanese groups on the acquisition of shares in German companies listed in the Entry Standard.
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