Frankfurt/Main – Funds advised by independent private equity firm Pinova Capital GmbH have acquired a majority stake in VTI Ventil Technik GmbH together with NRW.BANK. The seller is the AMX-listed Aalberts Group. Pinova emerged as the successful bidder in a very tight auction process. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
A CMS team led by Dr Hendrik Hirsch advised Pinova on all legal aspects of the transaction. The team advised Pinova on all corporate and tax law aspects of the acquisition, on structuring the transaction and on the real estate side. The CMS team also advised on the co-investment by NRW.BANK and on management share participation. The advice additionally included legal due diligence, tax due diligence and structuring of the equity investment.
CMS Germany
Dr Hendrik Hirsch, Lead Partner, Frankfurt/Main
Dr Navid Anderson, Counsel, Frankfurt/Main
Maxine Notstain, Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main
Dr Maximilian Stark, Associate, Frankfurt/Main, all Corporate/M&A
Dr Tobias Polloczek, Partner, Frankfurt/Main
Dr Michael Rein, Principal Counsel, Stuttgart
Dela Herr, Associate, Frankfurt/Main, all Labor, Employment & Pensions
Dr Thomas Hirse, Partner, Düsseldorf
Sven Krause, Senior Associate, Düsseldorf
Lisa Dietrich, Associate, Düsseldorf
Dr Roland Wiring, Partner, Hamburg
Dr Sarah Salaschaek, Senior Associate, Hamburg
Sebastian Vautz, Associate, Düsseldorf, all IP
Dr Christian Scherer, Partner, Cologne
Dr Tobias Hansen, Associate, Cologne
Dr Ursula Steinkemper, Partner, Stuttgart
Juliana Kettel, Associate, Frankfurt/Main, all Real Estate & Public
Jörg Schrade, Partner, Munich
Dr Anastasia Papadelli, Counsel, Munich
Christian Linseisen, Senior Associate, Munich, all Tax
Ronja Grönwoldt, Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main, Dispute Resolution
Stefan Lehr, Partner, Frankfurt/Main, Competition & EU
Birgit Wagner, Legal Coordinator, Berlin
Anke Clippingdale, Senior Legal Specialist, Berlin
Louisa von Oldershausen, Legal Consultant, Berlin, all Smart Operations
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