Cologne – KANSAI HELIOS has acquired the entire industrial coatings business of GREBE Holding, based in Weilburg in Hessen, Germany, which operates under the name WEILBURGER Coatings. WEILBURGER Coatings is a well-known manufacturer of industrial coatings and comprises of WEILBURGER Coatings GmbH in Weilburg and WEILBURGER Asia Limited in Hong Kong. The share purchase agreement was signed on February 9, 2024. With the acquisition, KANSAI HELIOS intends to significantly expand its strategic position as a system supplier and manufacturer of industrial coatings and extend its geographical presence internationally. The company will also gain additional expertise, distribution channels, production and storage capacities. The parties involved have agreed not to disclose further details of the transaction. An international CMS team headed by Lead Partner Klaus Jäger and Christoph Schröer provided KANSAI HELIOS with comprehensive legal advice on the acquisition. The complexity of the transaction is characterized in particular by the size of the acquired Weilburger Coatings Group, which, in addition to the German companies, includes subsidiaries in Brazil, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Turkey and the USA. In addition to the actual purchase agreements in Germany and Hong Kong, CMS drafted and negotiated numerous other contracts. In addition to CMS teams in Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Turkey, France, Serbia, Austria and the United Kingdom, the law firms MILLER & MARTIN PLLC from the USA and Vaish Associates Advocates from India also provided support. KANSAI HELIOS regularly relies on the expertise of CMS, most recently in connection with the acquisition of all shares in CWS Lackfabrik GmbH (CWS), which specializes in powder coatings and synthetic resins, including the group companies in Germany, the USA, Denmark and Poland. KANSAI HELIOS, headquartered in Vienna, is part of the Japanese KANSAI PAINT Group. The company has a history of more than 170 years and is one of the major global players in the paints and coatings market. KANSAI HELIOS designs, produces and distributes industrial coating solutions, bleaching and cleaning chemicals, materials for sticking and sealing, high-quality resins, architectural paints and refinishing coatings throughout Europe and beyond. WEILBURGER Coatings was founded in 1900 at its current headquarters in Weilburg and has group companies in Germany, Italy, France, Turkey, the USA, Brazil, India and China. With around 600 employees at seven production sites and several sales offices, the company is active worldwide and generates a turnover of around 150 million euros. CMS Germany Klaus Jäger, Lead Partner Dr Kai Wallisch, Part­ner Chris­toph Schröer, Senior Associate Dr Katharina Kapp, Associate Dr Henrik Meurer, As­so­ci­ate Domin­ic Zimmer, As­so­ci­ate Kath­rin Dengel, Associate, all Corporate/M&A Dr Björn Herbers, Partner Moritz Pottek, Counsel Dr Denis Schlimpert, Counsel Kirsten Baubkus-Gerard, Senior Associate Dr Robert Bodewig, Senior Associate David Rappenglück, Associate, all Antitrust, Competition & Trade Dr Dirk Smielick, Principal Counsel Claudia Böhmer, Counsel, both IP Dr Angela Emmert, Partner Dr Andreas Hofelich, Partner Dr Mario Brungs, Counsel Lennard Martin Lürwer, Counsel Marcel Heinen, Senior Associate, all Labor, Employment & Pensions Michael Kamps, Partner Thorsten Hemme, Principal Counsel Dr Arne Schmieke, Senior Associate, all TMC Dr Martin Friedberg, Partner, Tax law Dr André Lippert, Partner Maike Füchtmann, Senior Associate, both Real Estate & Public Dorothée Janzen, Partner Dr Philipp Rohdenburg, Counsel, both Com­mer­cial Birgit Wagner, Legal Manager Conrad Gräwe, Legal Co­ordin­at­or Steven Washington, Legal Coordinator Anke Clippingdale, Senior Legal Specialist Edris Trabzadah, Senior Legal Specialist Faraz Ahmad, Legal Specialist Sofia Schreiner, Legal Spe­cial­ist Al­ex­an­der Stadahl, Legal Specialist, all Smart Operations CMS Beijing Falk Licht­en­stein Roxy Meng CMS Milan Daniela Murer Alessandra Cuni CMS Rome Fabrizio Spagnolo CMS Istanbul Döne Yalçın Merve Akkuş CMS Paris Thomas Hains Marion Berberian CMS Belgrade Maja Stepanović CMS Vienna Dr Dieter Zandler CMS London Russell Hoare Melanie Lane Focaccia Amaral L S Advogados, Brazil in association with CMS Renata Homem de Melo Fontes Carla Anastácio Lau, Horton & Wise LLP, Hong Kong in association with CMS Shirley Lau Albert Jok MILLER & MARTIN PLLC, USA Joe DeLisle Vaish Associates Advocates, India Shrinivas SankaranPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

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Frankfurt am Main, Atlanta, - CMS, led by Dr. Tobias Grau and Dr. Florian Plagemann, has comprehensively advised Commerzbank on the formation of a joint venture with Global Payments, a leading global provider of financial technologies and software solutions (here). CMS regularly advises banks and payment service providers on M&A transactions and regulatory matters, including Commerzbank's repurchase of the installment loan business from BNP Paribas. CMS Germany Dr Tobias Grau, Partner, Co-Lead Dr Florian Plagemann, Partner, Co-Lead Birgit Schlemmer, Senior Associate Dr Kai Wallisch, Partner Dr Tobias Kilian, Of Counsel Dr Marcel Hagemann, Partner Dr Christian Zielonka, Principal Counsel Carmen Hübner, Senior Associate Dr Maximilian Stark, Senior Associate Dr Miriam Bach, As­so­ci­ate Kath­rin Dengel, Associate Gustav Isele, Associate, all Corporate/M&A Dr Markus M. Pfaff, Client Relationship Partner Moritz Gerstmayr, Coun­sel Char­lotte Salathé, Counsel  Marcel Moussaoui, Associate Mohal Jennifer Egzau, Associate, all Banking & Finance Philipp Lotze, Partner Dr Michael Kraus, Partner Dr Anna Lena Füllsack, Senior As­so­ci­ate Theresa Lenger, Senior Associate, all TMC Kai Neuhaus, Partner Dr Björn Herbers, Partner Moritz Pottek, Counsel, all Antitrust, Competition & Trade Jörg Schrade, Part­ner Chris­ti­an Linseisen, Senior Associate, both Tax Dr Oliver Simon, Partner Dr Michael Rein, Principal Counsel Dr Philipp Deuchler, Senior Associate, all Labor, Employment & Pensions Commerzbank AG (Legal) Dr Benedikt Leffers (Group Legal, Head of Corporate / Regulatory Law)  Lars Kauer (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate / Regulatory Law)  Markus Vetter (Group Legal, General Counsel, Technology, Data & In­fra­struc­ture) Carina Erlenwein (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Sales, Account Management, Payment Trans­ac­tions) Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

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