Hengeler Mueller advises NGK INSULATORS on acquisition of KNM (Borsig Group)

NGK INSULATORS LTD., a global leader in ceramic technology, has agreed to acquire all shares of Deutsche KNM GmbH, the holding company of Borsig Group. Borsig offers customized process solutions for applications in the chemical and petrochemical, oil and gas industries as well as the power plant sector. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

Hengeler Mueller has advised NKG Insolators together with the Japanese law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (AMT) (Hiroki Kodate, partner, Tokyo).

Hengeler Mueller team for NGK Insulators

M&A: Tobias Schneiders, Thomas Meurer (both lead, both partner), Okan Isikay (senior associate), Julia Redbrake, Van Nguyen, Sarah Schadeck (all associate, all Düsseldorf),

IP/IT: Matthias Rothkopf (partner), Johannes Jäkle (associate, both Düsseldorf),

Tax: Gunther Wagner (Munich), Sebastian Adam (Frankfurt, both partner), Carina Kämpf (senior associate, Munich),

Employment: Christian Hoefs (partner), Musa Müjdeci (senior associate, both Frankfurt),

Public law: Michael Schramm (Düsseldorf), Constantin Lauterwein (Berlin, both partner), Maximilian Ohrloff (counsel, Düsseldorf), Antonia Cramer (associate, Düsseldorf),

FDI and Export Control: Vera Jungkind (partner), Barbara Boytinck (senior associate, both Düsseldorf), Roman Kalin (associate, Berlin),

Financing: Johannes Tieves (partner), Niclas Claussen (associate, both Frankfurt),

Antitrust: Christian Dankerl (counsel, Brussels).