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Deals 11 Oct 2024 · Germany

CMS advises Holtzbrinck Publishing Group on successful IPO of Springer Nature

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Stuttgart, 11.10.2024 – Commercial law firm CMS has advised the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group (HPG) on legal aspects of Springer Nature’s IPO. Together with BC Partners, HPG holds a majority stake in Springer Nature, which is a global publisher in the research, health and education fields. Springer Nature has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 4 October 2024.

A CMS team headed by lead partners Dr Tobias Grau and Philipp Melzer provided the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group with comprehensive legal advice. CMS advises HPG on a regular basis, including on the creation of its joint venture with BC Partners in 2014.

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Dr Tobias Grau, Lead Partner, Corporate/M&A
Philipp Melzer, Co-Lead Partner, Banking, Finance & Insurance
Dr Martina Schmid, Partner
Dominik von Zehmen, Counsel
Militsa Decheva Petrova, Senior Associate
Dr Maximilian Koch, Senior Associate
Kathrin Dengel, Associate
Maximilian Siebert, Associate
Alexander Seitz, Associate
Anne-Marie Gerstner, Associate, all Corporate/M&A
Patrick Damanik, Senior Associate, Banking, Finance & Insurance

Dr Sabine Knauer, Senior Vice President Legal/General Counsel, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
Ursula Degener, Vice President Legal Corporate, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

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