Hengeler Mueller advises Littelfuse, Inc. on the acquisition of a semiconductor wafer fab in Dortmund from Elmos Semiconductor SE

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) and Elmos Semiconductor SE (FSE: ELG, “Elmos”) have entered into an agreement on the sale of Elmos' semiconductor wafer fab at the Dortmund site to a subsidiary of Littelfuse, Inc. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse, Inc. is a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Elmos is a leading supplier of mixed-signal automotive semiconductors.

The closing of the transaction is expected to be effective by December 31, 2024, and is subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals, among them the investment control procedure under foreign trade law conducted by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

Hengeler Mueller advised Littelfuse, Inc. on all aspects of the transaction.

Hengeler Mueller team for Littelfuse

M&A: Maike Hölty (partner, lead), Tobias Begemann (associate), Ciro D'Amelio, Sjard Seeger, Elmar Willemsen, Anna Foschepoth (all associates, all Berlin),

IP: Matthias Berberich (counsel), Gesa Tamcke (associate, both Berlin),

Employment: Hendrik Bockenheimer (partner), Mona Geimer (associate, both Frankfurt),

Tax: Markus Ernst (partner, Munich), Marius Marx (counsel, Frankfurt), Carina Kämpf (associate, Munich),

Real Estate: Marco Mâallem (counsel, Berlin),

Antitrust: Alf-Henrik Bischke (partner), Marco Karim Badra (associate, both Dusseldorf),

FDI: Jan D. Bonhage (partner), Erasmus Hoffman (counsel), Tilmann Meinshausen (associate, all berlin),

Public Law: Fabian Alexander Quast (partner, Berlin), Carolin Raspé (counsel, Munich), Tassilo Keiber (associate, Berlin).