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Commerce VI GmbH, a holding company owned by Daniel Křetínský and Patrik Tkáč
announced on 21 June 2019 to make a voluntary public takeover offer to the
shareholders of METRO AG for the acquisition of all ordinary and preference
shares. The offer shall be subject to a certain minimum acceptance threshold of
all ordinary shares in METRO AG which shall be sufficient in the view of the
bidder to secure approval for a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement
with METRO AG after settlement of the offer. Furthermore, it will be subject to
merger control clearances and other customary conditions. According to its own
statements the bidder aims for full operational control over METRO AG.
Hengeler
Mueller advises METRO AG. The team includes partners Andreas Austmann, Carsten
Schapmann (both Corporate/M&A), Christoph Stadler (Antitrust) (all
Düsseldorf) and Hendrik Bockenheimer (Employment, Frankfurt), counsel Christian
Strothotte (Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf) and Sonnhild Draack (Employment,
Frankfurt) as well as associates Moritz Evertz, Oda Goetzke (both
Corporate/M&A), Christian Dankerl (Antitrust) (all Düsseldorf) and Anne
Broll (Employment, Frankfurt).