Bär & Karrer advised funds advised by Equistone on the sale of Nokite EcoSmart Water Heating Systems (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of high-quality private-label kitchen fittings, from KWC Group to Franke Asia Sourcing Ltd.

Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Equistone in connection with this transaction. The team was co-led by Christoph Neeracher and Philippe Seiler and further included Carlo Hunter, Djawad Kleist and Nicolas Meier (all M&A), Susanne Schreiber, Anke Stumm and Ariane Menzer (all Tax), Markus Wang (IP/IT), Christian Kunz (Data Protection) as well as Mani Reinert and Tim Meyer (both Antitrust).