ESG Study: Companies & ESG - Transformation or just reporting?
12 July 2024
The owner family of the Hamburg-based BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG has agreed to sell its shares and interests in the company, one of the largest German importers, producers and marketers of spirits, to the Stock Spirits Group. The Stock Spirits Group, which was acquired by CVC Capital Partners in November 2021, is one of the largest producers and marketers of alcoholic beverages in Central Europe. The purchase agreement was signed in early June 2023. The acquisition is subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities.
Hengeler Mueller team for owner family Matthiessen
M&A: Thomas Meurer (partner), Katharina Hesse (partner, both leads), Maxi Ludwig, Susanne Marie Struth (both associates, all Dusseldorf),
Tax: Gunther Wagner (partner, Munich), Sebastian Heinrichs (counsel, Frankfurt),
Employment: Christian Hoefs (partner, Frankfurt), Vicki Treibmann (associate, Düsseldorf), Mona Geimer (associate, Frankfurt).
The family line Uwe Matthiesen was advised by Dr Ulf Renzenbrink (Renzenbrink & Partner) and the family line Bernd Matthiesen by Dr Lorenz Holler and Dr Tobias Polke (VOIGT WUNSCH HOLLER Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten).
