Baker McKenzie Advises DBAG Fund VIII on the Acquisition of Hipp Technology Group

Baker McKenzie advised DBAG Fund VIII, which is managed by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), on all legal matters in connection with the acquisition of the Hipp Technology Group.

The purchase agreement (SPA) and a shareholders' agreement in connection with the reinvestment of two sellers were signed last week in Zurich. The transaction is expected to close within the next two months.

The transaction was carried out in close cooperation between the German and Swiss Baker McKenzie teams. While the Swiss team - with Alexander Blaeser and Alexander Fischer in the lead - advised on the SPA under Swiss law, the German team was responsible for the shareholders' agreement. The legal due diligence was coordinated from Germany and carried out jointly by the German and Swiss teams.

Legal adviser to Deutsche Beteiligungs AG - Baker McKenzie:

Lead:

• Switzerland: Alexander Blaeser (partner, Zurich), Alexander Fischer (partner, Zurich)
• Germany: Christian Atzler (partner, Frankfurt), Dr. Markus Mörtel (counsel, Frankfurt)

Team:

• Corporate/M&A: Sebastian Ens (counsel, Frankfurt), Daniel Jurcevic (associate, Zurich), Rene Kühn (associate, Zurich), Celina Zaim (senior associate, Düsseldorf), Bao Nguyen (associate, Frankfurt)
• Real Estate: Dr. Daniel Bork (partner, Düsseldorf), Moritz Jander (associate, Düsseldorf), Christophe Reitze (associate, Zurich)
• Banking/Finance: Sammy Guidoum (associate, Zurich), Saskia Ilzhöfer (associate, Frankfurt)
• Employment: Andreas Becker (senior associate, Zurich), Dr. Sebastian Pfrang (senior associate, Frankfurt), Jan Kammler (associate, Frankfurt)
• IP: Nadine Charriere (senior associate, Zurich), Anela Winzig (associate, Frankfurt)
• Pharma: Dr. Frank Pflueger (partner, Frankfurt)
• Public Law: Dr. Andreas Schulz (counsel, Berlin)