In March of this year, authorities secured documents at real estate company Vonovia on the grounds that there are suspicions of alleged irregularities in the awarding of contracts to subcontractors that were detrimental to Vonovia. To ensure that the matter will be fully reviewed and resolved, Vonovia has retained Hengeler Mueller to conduct an internal investigation and provide it with legal advice.

Blitz 22-449 SE, a holding company controlled by funds managed or advised by global technology investment firm Silver Lake, has announced its decision to make a voluntary public takeover offer for all no-par value registered shares of Software Aktiengesellschaft. Hengeler Mueller has advised Silver Lake as transaction counsel.

The Viessmann Group GmbH & Co KG has merged its business area "Viessmann Climate Solutions" with Carrier Global Corporation, a leading global provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions with headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (USA). Hengeler Mueller has advised Viessmann Group comprehensively on the transaction.

Hengeler Mueller has advised the University City of Marburg on the successful completiton of its Europe-wide procurement procedure started in May 2022 for the setup of its own investment fund. In the special fund with three parallel segments, the city's liquid assets are to be invested securely, profitably and sustainably, initially in a mid three-digit million euro amount.

Hengeler Mueller has advised Pictet & Cie. (Europe) S.A., the European bank of Pictet Group, on the completion of the transfer of its banking headquarters from Luxembourg to Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The transfer was made by way of a cross-border conversion from a Luxembourg société anonyme into a German Aktiengesellschaft.

OHB SE, the German space and technology company, has strengthened its capital base to implement its growth strategy, with KKR as a minority investor. To this end, OHB has signed an investment agreement with KKR and the Fuchs Family Foundation as the majority shareholder of OHB, as well as with investment vehicles controlled by the Fuchs family. Hengeler Mueller has advised KKR on this investment.

Hengeler Mueller has obtained the complete dismissal of an antitrust damage action for the RTL Media Group before the Dusseldorf Regional Court. The action was based on the decision in the "TV advertising" case, in which the German Federal Cartel Office had imposed a fine of 216 million euros on the ad space sellers of the two private broadcasting groups RTL and Pro7Sat.1.

Hengeler Mueller has advised Ørsted on the signing of an agreement on the sale of a 50 per cent stake in the German offshore wind farm Gode Wind 3 to funds managed by Glennmont Partners. The wind farm Gode Wind 3 is under construction in the German North Sea and consists of 23 turbines with a total capacity of 253MW.

Siemens AG has entered into agreements with Siemens Energy to shape a solution for stability and to accelerate the separation in India. In particular, Siemens intends to acquire an 18% stake in Siemens Ltd. India for a purchase price of EUR 2.1 billion in cash. Siemens has also agreed with Siemens Energy on measures totalling EUR 1 billion to allow third parties to arrange guarantees for Siemens Energy. Hengeler Mueller has advised Siemens comprehensively on the transaction.