Hengeler Mueller advises Bain Capital on sale of participation in Wittur Group to Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board

A company controlled by Bain Capital Private Equity and a holding company of Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have entered into an agreement on the sale of a 32% percent stake in the Wittur Group, one of the world's largest independent suppliers of elevator components and systems, to PSP Investments. PSP Investments will closely cooperate with majority owner Bain Capital Private Equity to further bolster Wittur’s international expansion.

Hengeler Mueller advises Bain Capital on the transaction. Led by partners Daniel Möritz and Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain (both Corporate/M&A, Munich), the Hengeler Mueller team includes partners Markus Röhrig (Antitrust, Brussels), Hendrik Bockenheimer (Employment, Frankfurt) and Dirk Uwer (Public Law, Düsseldorf), counsel Markus Ernst (Tax, Munich) and Eckbert Müller (Employment, Frankfurt) as well as associates Johannes Baumann, Jakub Lorys, Aris Miro Marinello, Florian Dendl (all Corporate/M&A, Munich), Anja Balitzki (Antitrust), Matthias Rothkopf (IP/IT), Anna Eickmeier and Norman Koschmieder (both Public Law) (all Düsseldorf).