Hamburg – The owner family of Hamburg-based Borco-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG has sold its company to Stock Spirits Group. Borco is one of the largest German importers, producers and marketers of spirits. The company has been acquired by Stock Spirits Group, which itself has been acquired by CVC Capital Partners in November 2021. Stock Spirits is one of the leading alcoholic beverage companies in Central Europe. The transaction is currently awaiting regulatory approval from the German and Austrian competition authorities. The purchase price was not disclosed.
A CMS team headed by Dr Markus Schöner provided comprehensive legal advice to the owner family of Borco on all antitrust aspects of the transaction. The team also advised Borco on commercial and intellectual property aspects of the transaction.
CMS Germany
Dr Markus Schöner, Partner
Tobias Duhe, Counsel, both Antitrust, Commercial
Dr Nikolas Gregor, Partner, Intellectual Property
Dr Arne Burmester, Principal Counsel
Edris Trabzadah, Senior Legal Specialist, both Smart Operations
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