LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – SJ Berwin advised AXA Private Equity on the acquisition of Flex Group from the US investor GSO Capital Partners. The management of Flex Group invested alongside AXA Private Equity and will in the future hold a minority share in Flex. DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschaftsbank provided the debt financing of the transaction.
Flex, headquartered in Steinheim/Murr, Germany is a leading manufacturer of high quality hand-held power tools, including grinders, polishers, saws and other equipment used primarily for specific niche applications in the professional metal-working, stone and concrete markets. In 2006, with 220 employees Flex realized a turnover of approximately EUR 60 Million.
Advisers AXA Private Equity
SJ Berwin LLP (Munich): Thomas Pauls, Dr. Christoph Brenner (Corporate), Gerald Thomas (Tax), Tilman Siebert (Competition Law); Associates: Dr. Frank Oschütz, Sabine Heinrich (Corporate), Christian Aigner (Tax), Dr. Golo Weidmann (Employment), Andreas Boos (Competition Law), Andreas Kirchner, Dr. Christopher Gadomski (Banking).
Baker Hostetler LLP (New York): (US aspects of the transaction): Chris Lange (Corporate), Tom Guida (IP); Associates: Doug Nevin (Corporate).
Advisers GSO Capital Partners
Wollmuth, Maher & Deutsch LLP (New York): Rory Deutsch, George Rudy; Associates: Ken Miles (all Corporate).
Lenesis Rechtsanwälte, Stuttgart: Dr. Achim Schäfer
Advisers DZ Bank
Ashurst: Dr. Tom Beckerhoff (Banking); Associates: Sebastian Schoon, Richard Schulze (all Banking).
