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CMS advises STAR Capital on acquisition of nextbike from Tier Mobility

Frankfurt/Main – The STAR IV Fund, which is advised by STAR Capital Partnership LLP, has acquired a majority stake in nextbike GmbH from Tier Mobility SE. nextbike is a leading developer and provider of innovative urban bike sharing solutions in Europe. STAR Capital is investing in nextbike alongside the management team.

An international CMS team headed by lead partner Markus Herz advised STAR Capital on all legal aspects of the transaction. CMS Germany was supported by other CMS offices, including those in Spain, Poland, Sweden and Austria.

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Leipzig, nextbike provides public bike sharing schemes on behalf of transport authorities, cities and public institutions. The global company is currently active in more than 300 cities with a deployed fleet of around 115,000 bicycles.

London-based STAR Capital Partnership LLP is a private equity firm investing in companies and assets with enterprise value between EUR 50 million and EUR 1 billion.

CMS Germany

Markus Herz, Lead Partner
Dr Tobias Kilian, Of Counsel
Dominik von Zehmen, Counsel
Hanno Brandt, Senior Associate
Lorenz Liebsch, Senior Associate, all Corporate/M&A
Dr Boris Alles, Partner
Dela Herr, Senior Associate, both Labor, Employment & Pensions 
Dr Markus Pfaff, Partner
Hatice Akyel, Counsel
Till Komma, Counsel, all Banking & Finance
Dr Thomas Hirse, Partner
Thomas Fröhlich, Counsel
Sebastian Vautz, Senior Associate
Lisa Dietrich, Associate, all IP
Philippe Heinzke, Partner
Sara Kapur, Associate, both TMC
Julian Buhr, Legal Coordinator
Conrad Gräwe, Legal Coordinator, both Smart Operations

CMS Austria

Florian Mayer, Partner
Stefan Paulmayer, Partner
Rebecca Herlitz, Associate

CMS Poland

Błażej Zagórski, Partner
Piotr Stenko, Counsel
Dr Magdalena Zmyslowska, Counsel
Magdalena Piszewska, Senior Associate
Krzysztof Sikora, Senior Associate
Łukasz Duchiński, Associate
Sebastian Łyś, Associate
Weronika Burek

CMS Spain

Elena Alcázar Cuartero
Jose Luis Díez Martín
Alejandra Martin Benitez
Paula Espinosa Montalbán
Juan Moreno
Alfonso Codes Calatrava

CMS Sweden

Henrik Aurelius, Counsel
Noah Taha, Associate

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