CMS advises managing partners, Arcus Capital and BE-Invest on sale of majority stake in Lässig Group to Ambienta

Cologne – The managing partners of the Lässig Group and private equity investors Arcus Capital and BE-Invest have sold a majority stake in the Babenhausen-based Lässig Group to private equity firm Ambienta. As a leading European environmental sustainability investor, Ambienta has assets under management of over EUR 3 billion.

A team from CMS Germany headed by lead partners Dr Malte Bruhns and Dr Thomas Sonnenberg advised the sellers on all legal aspects of the transaction.

Lässig is headquartered in Babenhausen (Hesse) and was established in 2006 by Claudia and Stefan Lässig. The company specialises in baby changing bags, backpacks, accessories, toys, children’s tableware and clothing. The products are sold in around 2,800 bricks-and-mortar shops, 50 online stores and in the company’s own online shop. Lässig currently has 110 employees. The company is the leading provider of products for babies, children and the whole family in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Lässig is growing strongly and expanding successfully in European markets such as France and the Benelux countries.

CMS Germany

Dr Malte Bruhns, Co-Lead Partner, Cologne
Dr Thomas Sonnenberg, Co-Lead Partner, Cologne
Laura Stein, Counsel, Cologne
Dr Dirk Baukholt, Principal Counsel, Frankfurt/Main
Philipp Knopp, Associate, Cologne
Moritz Ziegler, Associate, Cologne, all Corporate/M&A
Dr Michael Bauer, Partner, Brussels, Competition/EU
Dr Martin Friedberg, Counsel, Düsseldorf, Tax
Dr Markus Pfaff, Partner, Frankfurt/Main
Hatice Akyel, Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main, both Banking & Finance

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