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13 August 2025
AUMOVIO SE successfully completed its stock market debut today with the commencement of trading of its shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. AUMOVIO, formerly the automotive group sector of Continental AG, became an independent company through a spin-off from Continental AG. As part of this spin-off, each shareholder of Continental AG received one share in AUMOVIO for every two shares in Continental.
.The technology and electronics company AUMOVIO offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking, and comfort systems, as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024, the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has over 86,000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.
Hengeler Mueller advised AUMOVIO on the spin-off and separation from Continental.
Inhouse Team Aumovio
Stefan Otremba (Global Head of Governance & Sustainability), René Streicher (General Counsel), Andre P. H. Wandt (Head of Law Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions), Antonia Allmendinger (Senior Counsel)
Inhouse Team Continental
Andrea Czarnecki (Group General Counsel), Michelle de Souza (Head of Central Law), Matthias Hornberg (Head of Law Corporate Matters)
Hengeler Mueller team for Aumovio
Corporate: Lucina Berger (Frankfurt), Simon Patrick Link (Munich, both lead, both partner), Johannes Ahlswede (counsel, Munich), Gülşah Schrader (senior associate, Berlin), Susanne Zimmermann (associate, Frankfurt),
Capital Markets: Alexander Rang (partner, Frankfurt),
Tax: Sebastian Adam (partner), Samuel Goldmann (associate, both Frankfurt),
Financing: Daniela Böning (partner), Tobias Chowdhury (counsel, both Frankfurt),
Employment: Christian Hoefs (partner), Sonnhild Draack (counsel, both Frankfurt),
Antitrust: Sebastian Dworschak (partner, Düsseldorf),
IP/IT: Matthias Rothkopf (partner), Andrea Schlaffge (counsel, both Düsseldorf).
