Frankfurt am Main – Metzler Pension Management GmbH has acquired all the shares in Nürnberger Pensionsfonds AG from Nürnberger Lebens­ver­sicher­ung AG. The transaction is subject to the usual regulatory conditions, including completion of the holder control procedure by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Nürnberger Pensionsfonds AG’s portfolio management, which has to date been conducted within the group, will be outsourced to an external portfolio manager once the transaction has completed.A CMS team headed by partner Dr Hendrik Hirsch advised Metzler Pension Management GmbH, which is part of Metzler Bank, on all legal aspects of the transaction. Metzler Bank is a longstanding CMS client and relies on the team’s expertise on a regular basis. Metzler Pension Management GmbH offers a wide range of services and financing vehicles for occupational pension schemes, with a focus on capital market-based solutions for structuring pension as­sets.NÜRN­BER­GER Pensionsfonds AG (NPF) covers one of the five implementation methods for occupational retirement provision in Germany. NPF’s products provide employers with various options for removing pension obligations from the balance sheet. Assets under NPF management amounted to around EUR 290 million as at the end of 2023. The portfolio comprises more than 700 companies with some 3,600 individual pension accounts. CMS Germany Dr Hendrik Hirsch, Lead Partner Dr Maximilian Stark, Senior Associate Dr Petra Schaffner, Partner, all Corporate/M&A Dr Andreas Hofelich, Partner Dr Mario Brungs, Counsel, both Labor, Employment & Pensions Dr Winfried Schnepp, Partner Dr Thomas Maur, Partner Dr Eva Margareta Wolff, Principal Counsel  Dr Aline Icha-Spratte, Coun­sel Kath­ar­ina Kipar, Senior Associate, all Insurance Dr Annett Kenk, Principal Coun­sel  Stef­fen Preis, Senior Associate, both Tax Theresa Lenger, Senior Associate, TMC Stefan Lehr, Partner Kirsten Baubkus-Gérard, Senior Associate, both Antitrust, Competition & TradePress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

Frankfurt/Main – Consulting firms SIRIUS Consulting & Training, Acuroc Solutions and IQ Solutions have joined forces and will operate as members of the COHEMI Group going forward. The newly formed group will focus on IT, process and organisational consulting services. The aim is to jointly leverage the growth opportunities in the market and create economies of scale at group level. The planned growth will be supported by an investment from Silver Investment Partners (SIP), an independent equity finance investor specialising in medium-sized companies. The existing management of all three companies will remain both operationally and financially involved.A CMS team headed by lead partner Dr Peter Polke advised SIP on all legal aspects of acquisitions made in connection with structuring and expanding the majority stake in the COHEMI Group. Dr Peter Polke previously advised SIP during his time at King & Wood Mallesons. The private equity specialist moved from KWM to CMS with effect from 1 January 2024 and is now reinforcing the private equity practice at CMS. Based in Königstein im Taunus, SIP is an independent equity finance investor for medium-sized companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As an entrepreneurial, experienced and trusted partner, Silver Investment Partners takes majority and minority stakes in companies with revenues of between EUR 5 and 100 million, with a focus on companies in the EUR 10 to 50 million range. The COHEMI Group comprises SIRIUS Consulting & Training GmbH, Acuroc Solutions GmbH and IQ Solutions GmbH. Their operational businesses currently employ almost 100 consultants across four locations in Germany, with the headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. The consulting group’s main focus at present is on IT governance, IT project management, (IT) service management, change management, asset strategy & performance management, data management and software asset and license management. The group intends to steadily expand its portfolio by pursuing a long-term buy-and-build strategy. CMS Germany Dr Peter Polke, Lead Partner Dr Dirk Baukholt, Principal Counsel Hanno Brandt, Senior Associate Julian Buhr, Legal Coordinator, all Corporate/M&A Carsten Domke, Partner Jonas Hötzel, Associate, both Labor, Employment & Pensions Philipp Lotze, Partner Theresa Lenger, Senior Associate, both IP/IT Stefan Lehr, Partner, RegulatoryPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

Frankfurt am Main, Atlanta, - CMS, led by Dr. Tobias Grau and Dr. Florian Plagemann, has comprehensively advised Commerzbank on the formation of a joint venture with Global Payments, a leading global provider of financial technologies and software solutions (here). CMS regularly advises banks and payment service providers on M&A transactions and regulatory matters, including Commerzbank's repurchase of the installment loan business from BNP Paribas. CMS Germany Dr Tobias Grau, Partner, Co-Lead Dr Florian Plagemann, Partner, Co-Lead Birgit Schlemmer, Senior Associate Dr Kai Wallisch, Partner Dr Tobias Kilian, Of Counsel Dr Marcel Hagemann, Partner Dr Christian Zielonka, Principal Counsel Carmen Hübner, Senior Associate Dr Maximilian Stark, Senior Associate Dr Miriam Bach, As­so­ci­ate Kath­rin Dengel, Associate Gustav Isele, Associate, all Corporate/M&A Dr Markus M. Pfaff, Client Relationship Partner Moritz Gerstmayr, Coun­sel Char­lotte Salathé, Counsel  Marcel Moussaoui, Associate Mohal Jennifer Egzau, Associate, all Banking & Finance Philipp Lotze, Partner Dr Michael Kraus, Partner Dr Anna Lena Füllsack, Senior As­so­ci­ate Theresa Lenger, Senior Associate, all TMC Kai Neuhaus, Partner Dr Björn Herbers, Partner Moritz Pottek, Counsel, all Antitrust, Competition & Trade Jörg Schrade, Part­ner Chris­ti­an Linseisen, Senior Associate, both Tax Dr Oliver Simon, Partner Dr Michael Rein, Principal Counsel Dr Philipp Deuchler, Senior Associate, all Labor, Employment & Pensions Commerzbank AG (Legal) Dr Benedikt Leffers (Group Legal, Head of Corporate / Regulatory Law)  Lars Kauer (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate / Regulatory Law)  Markus Vetter (Group Legal, General Counsel, Technology, Data & In­fra­struc­ture) Carina Erlenwein (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Sales, Account Management, Payment Trans­ac­tions) Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

Frankfurt/Main – The shareholders of M.M. Warburg & CO Hypothekenbank AG, namely M.M. Warburg & CO (AG & Co.) KGaA (60%) and Landeskranken­hil­fe V.V.a.G. (40%), have sold all their shares in Warburg...

Frankfurt/Main – HQ Holding, which is part of Harald Quandt (HQ), has sold a majority stake in private equity specialist HQ Capital to French alternative asset manager LFPI, having made a strategic...

Hamburg – BayernLB is completely reorganising its IT systems for management and control as part of a major project. To improve the existing situation, BayernLB is adopting an integrated banking platform...