CMS Belgium, alongside CMS Austria, advised Alder Investment III, a Nordic private equity fund, on the expansion of its ecosystem of technology-driven companies focused on vision-based automation for the food industry. Through its Austrian platform, VSG Group, Alder has acquired a majority stake in Qcify, a leading provider of automated quality control solutions based in the US and Belgium. Alder was advised by CMS on all Austrian and Belgian legal aspects and certain tax aspects of the transaction.
Following this transaction Alder, Qcify and Insort, which is a global leader in food sorting and inspection technology, form a strong partnership working on optimizing food production processes worldwide, enhancing food safety & quality, and reducing food waste.
The Austrian deal team consisted of lead partner Peter Huber (Corporate/M&A) and lead associate Christoph Birner (Corporate/M&A), as well as Livia Landskron (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Sibylle Novak (Partner, Tax), Thomas Aspalter (Associate, Tax), Tamina Elbl (Associate, Tax), Jens Winter (Partner, Employment) and Caroline Pavitsits (Associate, Employment).
The Belgian deal team consisted of Vincent Dirckx (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Zoé Janssen (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Gauthier Blommaert (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Sophie Berg (Partner, Employment), Yseult Petre (Associate, Employment), Olivier Querinjean (Partner, Tax), Valeska De Pauw (Associate, IP/IT) and Arthur Sabbe (Associate, IP/IT).
