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Frankfurt/Main, 12.12.2024 – CMS has provided comprehensive legal and tax advice to the Australian InDebted Holdings Pty Ltd on the acquisition of the German Receeve GmbH. With such acquisition, InDebted is enhancing its competitiveness in the debt collection platform market.A CMS team led by lead partner Markus Herz advised on the acquisition. InDebted is a debt collection partner for forward-looking companies. The company has in the past helped create better customer experiences for companies such as Klarna, Snap Finance and Trustly through AI-powered alternatives to other debt collection agencies. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

München, 12.12.2024 – Commercial law firm CMS is strengthening its Tax practice by hiring Dr Andreas Eggert with effect from 1 January 2025. He will join the firm as a partner at CMS’s Munich location. Previously with Hogan Lovells, Dr Andreas Eggert will provide advice on all aspects of transaction tax law and international tax matters. He brings with him particular experience in advising on and structuring complex tax and legal projects, while also advising companies on transfer pricing and tax compliance issues. The addition of Dr Andreas Eggert brings the total number of partners in CMS’s Tax practice in Germany to eleven as of the start of 2025. Partners Thomas Gerdel and Dr Martin Mohr are joint heads of the practice. Thomas Gerdel: “Andreas Eggert’s extensive knowledge of the market and strong links will enable us to better meet demand for high-quality advice.” The broadly-based Tax practice at CMS leverages a team that brings together the best minds across multiple locations and the entire business, thus ensuring excellent advice. “We are delighted that Andreas Eggert is strengthening our practice. His commitment will play a key role in reinforcing the transaction tax law section at CMS and provide fresh impetus,” Dr Martin Mohr added. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

Frankfurt/Main, 09.12.2024 – GPW Group GmbH, a leading international specialist pharmaceutical distributor based in Saarbrücken, has acquired Dutch-German pharmaceutical wholesaler Orly Pharma. The transaction was supported by GPW’s majority shareholder, Silver Investment Partners. An international CMS team headed by lead partners Dr Peter Polke and Elmer Veenman provided the GPW Group with comprehensive legal advice. The GPW Group and Silver Investment Partners have relied on the expertise of teams headed by CMS partner Polke for many years. The GPW Group trades internationally in medicines that are temporarily unavailable or not licensed in the importing country and which may only be imported if certain conditions are met. The acquisition of Orly Pharma will see the GPW Group expanding its offering in the Benelux region and enable it to leverage synergies with other group companies. CMS in Germany Dr Peter Polke, Lead Partner Dr Matthias Löhle, Counsel Hanno Brandt, Senior As­so­ci­ate Nath­alie Amrhen, Associate (all Corporate/M&A) Dr Roland Wiring, Partner (Medical Law) Jörg Schrade, Partner Eduard Kosavtsev, Senior As­so­ci­ate Chris­ti­an Linseisen, Senior Associate (all Tax) Jonas Hötzel, Senior Associate (Em­ploy­ment) Till Komma, Counsel (Bank Regulation) Jule Marie Holz, Legal Specialist (Smart Operations) CMS in the Netherlands Elmer Veenman, Partner Bob Barnhoorn, Associate Niels de Vries, Associate Pieter de Kanter, Associate (all Corporate/M&A) Herman Boersen, Partner (Tax) Elisabeth von Meijenfeldt, Counsel Cilia van Nierop, Associate (both Medical Law) Laura Jacobs (Notarial Team)Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com