News – from GLNS

GLNS advised VidaPet Group GmbH on the acquisition of NutraPet and NutraSnack (‘NutraPet’), two companies specialising in pet food.

GLNS’ long-standing client Marley Spoon SE (“Marley Spoon”), a leading meal-kit supplier, has announced its delisting from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Die KUKA AG mit Sitz in Augsburg hat den Geschäftsbereich KUKA Industries GmbH & Co. KG, Obernburg, der roboterbasierte Lösungen integriert, verkauft. Der verkaufte Geschäftsbereich konzentriert sich auf hochindividuelle Automatisierungslösungen und Sondermaschinen für das Schweißen, Schneiden, Gießen und die Laserbearbeitung sowie für die Automatisierung in der Verpackungs-, Lebensmittel- und Zulieferindustrie.

Nagarro SE with its registered seat in Munich, Germany, has announced on 14 April 2023 a share buyback program to acquire treasury shares in a total volume of up to EUR 30 million. Listed and included in the SDAX and TecDAX, Nagarro SE is a leading global IT service provider in the areas of digital product development, digital commerce and customer experience, Big Data and AI services as well as consulting on latest generation ERP and managed services.

Long-standing GLNS client Marley Spoon SE (“Marley Spoon”), a leading meal-kit provider listed on the Australian Securities Exchange ASX, has entered into a business combination agreement (“BCA”) for a DE-SPAC transaction with 468 SPAC II SE (“468 SPAC II”), a Luxembourg-based special purpose acquisition vehicle listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The BCA is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the shareholders of 468 SPAC II.

The conversion of Marley Spoon AG into a European Company (SE) has been completed. With the entry of the new legal form in the company’s commercial register on 13 March 2023, a resolution passed by the shareholders at the annual general meeting in May 2022 was implemented.

Die Umwandlung der InTiCa Systems AG in eine Europäische Gesellschaft (SE) ist abgeschlossen. Mit der am 10. März 2023 erfolgten Eintragung der neuen Rechtsform in das für die Gesellschaft zuständige Handelsregister wurde ein Beschluss umgesetzt, den die Aktionäre im Juli 2022 auf der ordentlichen Hauptversammlung gefasst hatten.

GLNS has appointed Julia Klesse, LL.M. as partner in the Dispute Resolution practice with effect from 1 January 2023. With the addition of Julia Klesse to the partnership, GLNS further strengthens its expertise in dispute resolution.

GLNS is committed to diversity and inclusion. An important part of this commitment is the regular GLNS Ladies Lunches, where female lawyers and student employees talk to external guests about issues women face in the course of their professional careers.

Der Private-Equity-Investor ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH ist bei dem Berliner Social Media Start-up Intermate Group eingestiegen. Die Transaktion erfolgte über den von ECM gemanagten Fonds German Equity Partners V. Die Gründer Alessandro De Pasquale, Jörn Mecher, Philip Papendieck, Sonja Wolff und Philipp Wolff halten weiterhin einen bedeutenden Anteil an ihrem Unternehmen und sind auch künftig als geschäftsführende Gesellschafter tätig.

The Merten Group, a mechanical engineering group from Austria, has acquired 100 percent of the share in the German company Gämmerler GmbH. The seller is Blue Cap AG, a Munich-based investment company that regularly invests in medium-sized niche companies with healthy core businesses and significant development potential. Blue Cap had acquired 100 percent of Gämmerler in 2011.