CMS advises Bottega InvestCo on acquisition of Getronics for EUR 220 million

Frankfurt/Main – Strategic investor Bottega InvestCo S.à r.l. has acquired the Getronics Group for EUR 220 million. Getronics, an international provider of IT and communication solutions (ITC), previously belonged to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA. The sale to Bottega InvestCo marks the biggest exit so far in AURELIUS' corporate history.

Bottega InvestCo was advised on the acquisition by CMS Germany and the CMS offices in the UK and the Netherlands, covering the issuing of the loan and the corporate law aspects of restructuring the German collateral providers. CMS was also instructed to negotiate the collateral documents under German law, with a total of six German group companies acting as guarantors.

The Getronics Group operates worldwide and has more than 4,500 employees. In addition to traditional IT services, it also offers applications, cloud-based services and industry-specific solutions for medium and large companies in sectors such as airport management and healthcare.

The majority shareholders behind Bottega are US/Brazilian businessman Nana Baffour, who already has a presence in the IT services market through Grupo Cimcorp, and high-profile finance partners White Oak Global Advisors, Permira PDM and H.I.G. WhiteHorse.

CMS Germany

Dr Hendrik Hirsch, Corporate/M&A
Dr Markus Pfaff, Banking & Finance, both Lead
Katja Pohl, all Partners
Myriam Kirschner, Senior Associate, both Corporate/M&A
Patrick Schultz, Senior Associate, Banking & Finance
Laura Matarrelli, Senior Associate, Labor, Employment & Pensions
Arno Maria Gotting, Counsel, Commercial Law
Philipp Lotze, Partner
Dr. Dennis Heinson, Senior Associate, both TMC

CMS UK

Chris Watson, Partner, TMC
Chris Mackie, Partner
Philip Walton, Senior Associate, both Corporate/M&A
Anne Chitan, Of Counsel
Adebayo Lanlokun, Associate, both Banking & Finance

CMS Netherlands

Roman Tarlavski
Martijn van der Bie, both Partners
Abbas Ali Hyder
Elisabeth von Meijenfeldt, both Associates
Lisanne van der Velden, Deputy Civil Law Notary, all Corporate/M&A
Herman Boersen, Partner
Etienne Cox,
Gilbert Joskin, both Associate, all Tax
Barbara Veldmaat, Partner
Fleur van Assendelft de Coningh, Associate, both Employment
Edouard Scheenstra, Partner
Charlotte van Heijst, Junior Associate, both Finance

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