CMS Hasche Sigle advises PCC-Group on the sale of its logistics division to Deutsche Bahn AG

The PCC-Group of Duisburg has sold most of its logistics division to Deutsche Bahn AG.

An international team of the CMS Alliance with lawyers from CMS Hasche Sigle and CMS Cameron McKenna led by Dr Dirk Jannott provided comprehensive, cross-border advice to the PCC-Group for this transaction.

Since entering the Polish logistics market in the year 2000, the PCC Group has become the largest private rail transportation company in Poland. With approx. 5,800 employees, 400 locomotives, 7,700 wagons, EUR 350 million turnover in 2008 and a market share of about 8 percent, the logistics division is the largest private railway company in Poland.

Details of the purchase price were not disclosed.

Advisers CMS Hasche Sigle:
Dr Dirk Jannott, M&A (Lead Partner)
Dr Heino Büsching, Tax
Dr Marcel Hagemann, M&A
Anna Maria Braun, LL.M., M&A
Dr Dietmar Rahlmeyer, Competition
Thomas Gerdel, Tax

Advisers CMS Cameron McKenna, Warsaw:
Dariusz Greszta, Coordinator for Polish legal issues
Paulina Lasocka, Corporate
Wojtek Koczara, Property
Przemek Kucharski, Property

Contact:
Dr Dirk Jannott
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 / 49 34 - 405
E-mail: Dirk.Jannott@cms-hs.com