Hengeler Mueller advises Asterion/Steag Iqony Group on acquisition of Uniper Wärme

Iqony Fernwärme GmbH, a company of the Steag Iqony Group (a portfolio company of Asterion Industrial Partners), has reached an agreement with Uniper SE to acquire Uniper Wärme GmbH. The Steag Iqony Group is thus strengthening its position as one of the largest providers of climate-friendly heat in Germany. For Uniper, the sale is part of the conditions that the company must fulfill under EU state aid law.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

Hengeler Mueller advised the buy-side comprehensively on the transaction.

Hengeler Mueller-team for Asterion/Steag Iqony Group

Corporate/M&A: Martin Ulbrich, Katharina Hesse (both lead), Tobias Schneiders (all partner, all Düsseldorf), David Negenborn (Munich), Moritz Koch (Düsseldorf), Caspar Conzen (Frankfurt, all senior associate), Jasmin Atta-Schumacher, Van Nguyen (both associate, both Düsseldorf),

Regulatory: Michael Schramm (Düsseldorf), Jan D. Bonhage (Berlin, both partner), Rebecca Klein, Nükhet Tanrikulu (both senior associate), Malte Scholz, Anouk Ludwig (all Düsseldorf), Philipp Hentrich, Henri Roth (both Berlin, all associate),

Competition/Energy: Daniel J. Zimmer (partner), Daniel Higer (associate, both Düsseldorf),

Tax: Sebastian Adam (partner), Jan Adami (senior associate, both Frankfurt),

IP/IT: Matthias Rothkopf (partner), Kim Josefine Weisser (senior associate), Nina Mackenstedt (associate, all Düsseldorf).