CMS advises Main Street Capital Corporation on the acquisition of Maass Global Group
Hamburg/Stuttgart – Main Street Capital Corporation, a publicly traded financial investor based in Houston, Texas, has acquired Maass Global Group through one of its portfolio companies, Gulf Manufacturing, LLC. The Essen-based company is a global leader in the manufacture and sale of flanges and forged specialty products, forged steel bars, seamless tubes and fittings made of duplex, stainless steel and high-nickel alloys. In addition to its headquarters in Essen, the Maas Global Group has further locations in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
A CMS team led by Dr. Eckart Gottschalk and Dr. Kai Wallisch provided comprehensive legal advice to Main Street Capital Corporation on this transaction. In addition to corporate law advice, the focus was on the legal implementation of the financing. As part of the transaction, CMS Germany worked closely with CMS law firms from the Netherlands, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates as well as the American law firm Locke Lord and AZB & Partners from India.
Main Street Capital Corporation is a publicly traded investment company with a market capitalization of approximately USD 3.9 billion. It specializes in long-term financing of middle-market companies in various industries through management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financing and acquisitions. With the investment to acquire Maas Global Group, Main Street Capital Corporation is deepening its existing investment in the manufacturing of flanges, fittings and other specialty products for industrial applications.
CMS Germany
Dr. Eckart Gottschalk, Lead Partner
Dr. Kai Wallisch, Lead Partner
Dr. Paul Kintrup, Senior Associate
Militsa Decheva Petrova, Senior Associate
Dr. Alexander Weinhold, Senior Associate
Tjorben Drawe, Associate
Sonja Schanze, Associate
Kathrin Dengel, Associate, all Corporate/M&A
Dr. Marc Seibold, Partner
Anne Waßmuth, Counsel
Carla Kaeber, Associate, all Banking & Finance
Dr. Hans Fabian Kiderlen, Principal Counsel
Theresa Friedle, Associate, both Real Estate & Public
Dr. Michael Kraus, Partner
Thomas Fröhlich, Counsel, both TMC
Dr. Jacob Hinze, Counsel, Employment Law
Dr. Martin Mohr, Partner, Tax
Christoff Henrik Soltau, Partner
Dr. Robert Bodewig, Senior Associate, both Antitrust, Competition & Trade
Kai Neuhaus, Partner
Moritz Pottek, Counsel, both Brussel EU Law Office
CMS Netherlands
Roman Tarlavski, Partner
Maarten Feenstra, Associate
Fleur Assendelft de Coningh, Associate
Anne Fleur Krijthe, Candidate civil law notary
CMS Singapore
Toby Grainger, Partner
Leslie Tay, Associate
CMS UAE
Patrik Daintry, Partner
Fawzi Oueidat, Associate
Locke Lord
Greg Heath, Partner
Nicholas Jennings, Partner
Jason Ulezalka, Partner
Case Towslee, Associate
Jake Chagoury, Associate
Mason Marek, Associate
AZB & Partners
Srinath Dasari, Senior Partner
Gautam Rego, Partner
Yash Anand, Associate
Gopika Menon, Associate
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