GLNS advised FSN Capital V on the acquisition of a majority stake in MHP Solution Group, a leading provider of logistics software in the DACH region, from Elvaston Capital. The current management and Elvaston Capital will re-invest a material stake.
GLNS advised PARAGON PARTNERS on the acquisition of all shares in the WEKA group from the heirs of the company founder Werner Mützel. WEKA, based in Kissing, Germany, is a leading provider of specialist information, which is distributed as print and online content and in seminars, for example for professional development. The regulatory and technical knowledge offered by WEKA covers specialized areas such as occupational safety, dangerous goods, law and taxes, and dentistry.
Various GLNS lawyers are recommended as "Germany's best lawyers 2020" in the recently published ranking of the Handelsblatt Group and US publisher Best Lawyers:
Dr. Reinhard Ege (Corporate Law)
Dr. Daniel Gubitz (Corporate Law and M&A)
Georg Lindner (Private Equity Law)
Dr. Philipp Peitsmeyer (Litigation)
Andreas Scheidle (Tax Law)
In its current issue, the renowned German magazine WirtschaftsWoche has awarded GLNS the title of TOP Law Firm 2020 in the legal field of "Corporate Law". GLNS partner Georg Lindner is mentioned as one of the most renowned lawyers for corporate law in Germany and is awarded as TOP Lawyer 2020. According to a recent survey by WirtschaftsWoche for the list of the best lawyers for corporate law, Georg Lindner, in particular, was highly recommended by the peer experts interviewed.
In its new issue, the business magazine brand eins awards GLNS as one of the leading corporate law firms in Germany in the areas of corporate law, M&A and private equity / venture capital.
After 2016 and 2019 GLNS was awarded by Azur for the third time as one of the 5 TOP employers in Bavaria. Every year, the Azur editors present 100 employers from the business law sector to prospective lawyers in azur100. This should serve as neutral information for career starters, trainees and legal trainees, which is collected by the Azur editorial team completely independently of the employers.
Effective as of January 1, 2020, GLNS has promoted three longstanding associates to Counsel: Julia Klesse, Dr. Veronika Montes and Ferdinand Graf von Spreti.
Private equity fund Verdane Capital acquires a substantial stake in re-commerce market leader momox. Verdane becomes a new shareholder by way of capital increase and acquisition of shares from momox’ founder Christian Wegner, who will stay involved as momox’ largest shareholder and managing director.