Frankfurt am Main – Bobst Group SA, a leading global supplier of equipment and services to the packaging industry, has sold its long-standing minority stake of 30% in BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH. The transaction sees the majority shareholder, BWV-Wellpappenmaschinen Vertriebs-GmbH, acquiring the equity interest back from Bobst Group SA and increasing its majority stake in the BHS Group.
A CMS team headed by Dr Hendrik Hirsch advised Bobst Group SA on all legal aspects of the transaction. Ahead of the transaction, CMS also provided Bobst Group SA with comprehensive corporate law advice on its minority stake.
Bobst Group SA is based in the Swiss city of Lausanne and is one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services for substrate production, printing and processing. Its customers include the label, flexible packaging, folding box and corrugated board industries. The group generated sales of around CHF 2 billion in 2023.
BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH is a global supplier of mechanical engineering, plant engineering, lifecycle services and digital solutions for the corrugated board industry. It is headquartered in the Bavarian town of Weiherhammer.
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Dr Maximilian Stark, Senior Associate, both Corporate/M&A
Dr Jan Schepke, Partner
Dr Armin Dürrschmidt, Partner
Marcus Weiler, Senior Associate
Dr Philipp Koch, Counsel, all Corporate
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