Stuttgart – Funds advised by BC Partners have acquired the shares in the Aenova Group from private equity firm Bridgepoint. Headquartered in Pähl, near Munich, the Aenova Group is one of the leading international service providers in the pharmaceuticals and health care industry. The purchase price was not disclosed. The acquisition is currently awaiting clearance from the competition authorities.
A team led by lead partner Dr Udo Simmat advised BC Partners on all aspects of the international transaction from the start. With CMS Hasche Sigle in the lead role, the transaction was completed within a very short period in conjunction with CMS member firms in Switzerland, Romania and Luxembourg, together with White & Case in France and Alston Bird in the US. Private equity firm BC Partners has been a client of CMS Hasche Sigle for many years.
The Aenova Group develops and produces soft capsules, tablets and packaging solutions at eight sites in Europe and the US, employing some 1,600 people. The group was created in 2008 via the merger of Dragenopharm Apotheker Püschl GmbH and SWISS CAPS AG.
The finance agreements were negotiated in conjunction with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Advisers CMS Hasche Sigle
Dr Udo Simmat, Private Equity, Lead Partner
Dr Jacob Siebert, Private Equity, M&A
Dr Tobias Schneider, Private Equity, M&A
Dr Christoph Lächler, Coordination Due Diligence
Johannes Braun, Corporate
Stefan Lüft, Regulatory / Pharma
Dr Jens Wagner, Regulatory / Pharma
Dr Werner Walk, Human Resources
Dr Harald Kahlenberg, Antitrust
Dr Volker Zerr, Real Property / Real Leases
Dr Andreas Heim, Commercial
Dr Rolf Hempel, Antitrust
Dr Marc Seibold, Finance
Dr Jan Dombrowski, Intellectual Property
Dr Jakob Steiff, Regulatory / Pharma
Dr Roland Wiring, Regulatory / Pharma
Birgit Engel, Real Property / Real Leases
Dr Philipp Höttler, Commercial
Christian Treib, Antitrust
Nils Benjamin Wiese, Human Resources
Eva-Maria Burkhard, Regulatory / Pharma
Dr Sven Caspers, Commercial
Bernhard Freund, Intellectual Technology
Advisers CMS DeBacker Luxemburg
Julien Leclère, Corporate / Local Coordination
Tanja Blankenburg, Corporate / Local Coordination
Diogo Oliveira, Tax
Yacine Diallo, Tax
Vivian Walry, Banking & Finance
Evanthi Savvoulidi, Banking & Finance
Advisers CMS von Erlach Henrici AG, Switzerland
Stefan Brunnschweiler, Lead Partner
Seraina Tsering, Corporate
David Oppliger, Corporate
Markus Kaiser, Intellectual Property / Intellectual Technology
Margrit Marti, Commercial / Real Estate
Miryam Meile, Employment
Kaspar Landolt, Finance
Dominique Gemperli, Finance
Tanja Schaub, Tax
Mark Cagienard, Tax
Marquard Christen, Competition
Robert Briner, Regulatory
Advisers CMS Cameron McKenna SCA, Romania
David Butts, Lead Partner
Horea Popescu, Corporate
Rodica Manea, Corporate
Roxana Fratila, Real Estate
Advisers Alston + Bird, USA
James Sullivan, Lead Partner
Colin Roberts, Corporate
Lance Sonderstrom, Intellectual Property
Christian Spiller, Litigation
Noel Para, Finance
Clay Littlefield, Tax
Jess Adams, Real Estate
Max Williamson, Environmental
Elise Paeffgen, Environmental / FDA
Julie Tibbets, FDA
Advisers White & Case LLP, France
Vincent Morin
Nathalie Negre-Eveillard
Advisers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
York Jetter
Dr Jacqueline Stein-Kaempfe
Carsten Endres
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