Frankfurt/Main, 19.06.2024 – Funds advised by PINOVA Capital GmbH have acquired a majority stake in the Neuromedex Group, in a transaction that sees Neuromedex’s founder and another director reinvesting in the company. Hamburg-based Neuromedex is a leading supplier of single-use products for neurosurgery and intensive care medicine. Neuromedex products enable neurosurgeons to monitor and regulate intracranial pressure in their patients’ brains with minimal infection risk. PINOVA’s investment will mainly be used to drive the go-to-market of new innovative products and expansion of the international sales network.A CMS team led by partner Markus Herz advised PINOVA on all legal aspects of the transaction. PINOVA regularly relies on the expertise of CMS teams, including during the recent acquisition of Riepe GmbH & Co. KG. CMS Germany Markus Herz, Lead Partner Hanno Brandt, Senior Associate Lorenz Liebsch, Senior Associate Maxine Notstain, Senior Associate, all Corporate/M&A Philippe Heinzke, Partner Thomas Fröhlich, Counsel Lisa Dietrich, Associate Sara Kapur, Associate, all TMC Dr Mario Brungs, Counsel, Labor, Employment & Pensions Birgit Wagner, Legal Manager Julian Buhr, Legal Co­ordin­at­or Con­rad Gräwe, Legal Coordinator Shae Lynn Washington, Legal Co­ordin­at­or  Tag­rid Chahrour, Senior Legal Specialist Anke Clippingdale, Senior Legal Specialist, all Smart OperationsPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

Frankfurt/Main, 19.06.2024 – The Finnish leading global technology group Valmet has signed a joint venture agreement with Körber, a leading international technology group based in Hamburg, to further strengthen FactoryPal. FactoryPal, a venture of Körber, is a provider of software developed for tissue converting operations that improves shopfloor manufacturing performance and productivity. The software empowers tissue mill teams to achieve seamless operations by generating and utilizing high quality data combined with state-of-the-art user experience and advanced AI. According to the joint venture agreement, Valmet will become the majority shareholder of FactoryPal, which will continue operating as an own legal entity under the existing brand. The set up of the joint venture is subject to customary closing conditions. The closing of the agreement is estimated to occur at earliest on August 1st, 2024. The joint venture follows Valmet’s acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue that was completed in November 2023.A CMS team headed by lead partner Dr Peter Polke advised Valmet on all legal aspects of the joint venture. Valmet, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. With its automation systems and flow control solutions the company serves a wider base of process industries. Valmet’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. The company’s net sales in 2023 were approximately EUR 5.5 billion. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

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, AssociatePress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

Duesseldorf – An international and mul­tidiscip­lin­ary CMS team has advised a consortium of Swiss Life Asset Managers, on behalf of their infrastructure funds, and Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I SCSp on the acquisition of all shares in RAD-x SAS, a leading Pan-European diagnostic imaging platform, from private equity investor Gilde Healthcare. RAD-x is one of the leading diagnostic imaging providers in Germany and Switzerland. Through its continued focus on technology and innovation, RAD-x remains at the forefront of diagnostic imaging as it provides high quality and reliable diagnostic services to its patients. Established in 2011, the Swiss Life Asset Managers Infrastructure Equity platform manages over EUR 10bn in Assets under Management for its clients and partners, and includes 75 infrastructure investments across the energy, communications, transportation, regulated utilities, social infrastructure and renewable energy sectors. Vesper Infrastructure Partners’ Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I is a closed-end alternative investment fund based in Luxembourg managed by Sanne LIS, which pursues infrastructure investment opportunities, including healthy living solutions. CMS Germany Dr Sebastian Becker, Partner Ole Gunnar Weyand, Senior Associate Nina Becker, As­so­ci­ate Car­oline Rolf, Associate Greta Ludewig, Associate, all Private Equity/M&A Dr Martin Friedberg, Partner Dr Hendrik Arendt, Senior Associate, both Tax Dr Angela Emmert, Partner Lennard Lürwer, Counsel Daniel Hennig, Counsel Dr Mario Brungs, Counsel Dr Yannick Schmitter, Associate, all Employment Law Dr Andreas Hofelich, Partner, Pensions Dr André Frischemeier, Partner Thomas Schaak, Senior Associate Dr Dirk Schmidbauer, Associate, all Finance Kai Neuhaus, Partner Dr Björn Herbers, Partner Moritz Pottek, Counsel David Rappenglück, Associate, all Antitrust and Foreign Investment Control Dr Roland Wiring, Partner Philippe Heinzke, Partner Dr Siham Hidar, Senior As­so­ci­ate Se­basti­an Vautz, Senior Associate Noah Rodenkirchen, Associate, all IP Maike Füchtmann, Senior Associate, Real Estate & Public CMS UK Narinder Jugpal, Partner Ben Mc­Par­land Jen­nifer Ross, all Private Equity/M&A Patrick Donegan, Partner Andreas Göller, both Finance CMS France Thomas Hains, Part­ner Anne-Flore Millet Louise Paysant CMS Switzerland Stephan Werlen, Part­ner Ferdin­and BlezingerPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

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