ALPLA continues to expand: CMS advises on acquisition of packaging manufacturer Wolf Plastics

In the acquisition signed at the end of July 2021, CMS experts from the areas of M&A, antitrust law, regulatory, employment law, real estate law, IP, data protection, and tax law comprised the project team for ALPLA. In addition to its interdisciplinary expertise, the international law firm once again displayed its proficiency with respect to handling cross-border deals. With three independent production facilities in Austria, Hungary and Romania, Wolf Plastics is one of the market leaders in its field in Central and South-eastern Europe. Closing is subject to applicable regulatory approvals.

“We were once again able to provide seamless legal advice on a complex cross-border transaction, contributing to our client further expanding its portfolio,” emphasises Alexander Rakosi, Partner at CMS Austria. Wolf Plastics has specialised in producing plastic containers and canisters for the construction, chemical, and food industries for decades.

In addition to lead partner Alexander Rakosi, the core corporate/M&A team consisted of lead associate Marie-Christine Lidl and Florian Mayer. At CMS Austria, the team also included Associates Anna Hiegelsperger, Christoph Birner, and Thomas Liegl (all Corporate/M&A), Partner Dieter Zandler and Associate Vanessa Horaceck (both Antitrust), Partner Jens Winter (Employment), Partner Robert Keisler and Associate Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger (both Regulatory), Associate Mariella Kapoun (Real Estate), Counsel Hans Lederer (IP), Attorney Johannes Scharf and Associate Andreas Lichtenberger (both Data Protection), and Partner Sibylle Novak (Tax). In addition, a CMS team of lawyers in Romania consisted of Horea Popescu (partner), Claudia Nagy (lead associate), Elena Andrei, Raluca Ionescu, Alexandru Dumitrescu, Simona Strava, Cristina Ciomos, Catalin Vasile, Eduard Roventa and Mircea Moraru as well as a CMS team of lawyers in Hungary consisted of Aniko Kircsi (Partner), Szilvia Kabacs (lead associate), Marton Domokos, Laszlo Jokay, Dorottya Varga-Giesz, Istvan Tamas Rigo, Gabor Kutai, Miklos Boros, Boglarka Peszeki, Mark Molnar, Zsolt Zsurzsa formed the cross-border advisory team.