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CMS Hasche Sigle advises BC Partners on investment in Aenova Group

07/08/2012

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

Press Contact
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