A Gleiss Lutz team has advised the Japanese Sekisui Jushi Corporation on its acquisition of WEMAS TopCo GmbH.
Sekisui Jushi will acquire all the shares in WEMAS TopCo GmbH, the holding company of German road safety product manufacturer WEMAS Group, from the company’s shareholders.
Sekisui Jushi Corporation is an international manufacturer of construction, safety and transportation products. Through the acquisition of WEMAS Group, Sekisui Jushi will acquire safety products, technology, manufacturing bases and sales channels in Europe. Through this, the company aims to further expand its European traffic safety business.
WEMAS is the market leader in Germany for integrated, certified road barrier technology solutions. The broad product range essentially comprises barrier beacons, fall protection devices, lights, base plates and traffic cones. Its core business is supplemented by other plastic products such as mortar tubs, protective devices for the logistics sector and articles for equestrian sports. The products are sold exclusively to major customers and retailers. WEMAS has more than 130 employees at its headquarters in Gütersloh.
The following Gleiss Lutz team headed by Dr. Michael Burian (lead, partner, Frankfurt), Alexandra Brücher (Stuttgart), Sonja Hilgert and Thomas Härtinger (both Berlin, all M&A) advised Sekisui Jushi Corporation: Dr. Antonius Mann, Marc Duschek (both Frankfurt), Shari Heger (London, all M&A), Dr. Xiao Chen, Dr. Thomas Fritsche, Christoph Schoppe (all Berlin, all public law), Dr. Ocka Stumm (partner), Dr. Leonhard Kornwachs (both Frankfurt, both tax), Dr. Tobias Abend (counsel), Lea Kuhr (both Frankfurt), Mark Gerigk (Munich, all employment), Dr. Birgit Colbus (counsel), Dr. Saskia Kirchgeßner (both Frankfurt, both competition/antitrust), Dr. Jonas Rybarz (of counsel, Berlin, Real Estate), Dr. Katja Lehr (counsel, Frankfurt, Banking & Finance), Hannah Bug (counsel, Berlin), Dr. Christopher Noll (both IP/Tech), Dr. Simon Wagner (counsel, Dispute Resolution, both Stuttgart), Dr. Manuel Klar (Munich, data protection), Laura Kremer (Frankfurt, compliance).
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