Gleiss Lutz has advised the Swedish SKF Group on its acquisition of Blohm + Voss Industries GmbH together with its subsidiaries from a portfolio company of London based Star Capital Partners (SCP). The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Blohm + Voss Industries is a leading provider of ship components and related services. Originally part of the Blohm + Voss shipyard’s engineering business, the company currently has 400 employees and generated sales of approx. EUR 100 million in the fiscal year 2011/2012. In addition to its headquarters in the Port of Hamburg, Blohm + Voss Industries has offices in China, Korea, Singapore, Japan and Great Britain.
SKF is one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality bearings, seals, mechatronic components, lubrication systems and related services. Its customers also include the marine industry. SKF has a global workforce of more than 40,000 employees. Gleiss Lutz regularly advises SKF on M&A deals and in other areas.
Gleiss Lutz’s team included Dr. Patrick Kaffiné (lead, partner, corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Dr. Stefan Mayer (partner, tax, Frankfurt), Dr. Wolfgang Bosch (partner, antitrust, Frankfurt), Dr. Burghard Hildebrandt (partner, public law, Düsseldorf), Dr. Thomas Winzer (partner, employment, Frankfurt), Dr. Matthias Sonntag (partner, IP, Düsseldorf), Prof. Dr. Wulf Goette (corporate, Stuttgart), Dr. Christian Vocke, Dr. Marco Niehaus (both corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Cristina Villafrade (corporate/M&A, Berlin), Dr. Philipp Naab (real estate, Frankfurt), Dr. Roland Hartmannsberger (public law, Stuttgart), Dr. Alexander Fritzsche and Sergej Bräuer (both antitrust, Frankfurt).
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