Bär & Karrer advised the Harting entrepreneurial family on the acquisition of Studer Cables AG. A strategic partnership with the HARTING Technology Group is forming part of the acquisition of Studer Cables' parent company HC Holding Epsilon AG by the Harting entrepreneurial family. Both parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

The team of Bär & Karrer was co-led by Christoph Neeracher and Philippe Seiler and included Thomas Rohde, Benjamin Grunwald, Elisabeth Rinderknecht, Yascha Fengler, Lazar Lepir and Patrick Zumsteg (all M&A), Susanne Schreiber and Julian Hodel (both Structuring), Lukas Roesler and Nicolas Hadorn (both Financing),

Markus Wang and Christine Schweikard (both IP/IT), Kilian Müller (Real Estate),

Laura Widmer and Manuel Schmid (both Employment) as well as Fabian Turtschi (Notarial Services).

The team of Latham & Watkins LLP acted as German legal advisor and was co-led by Oliver Felsenstein and Maximilian Platzer and inter alia included Annika Bilics (all M&A), Alexandra Hagelüken and Anna-Maria Kuckerz (both Financing).

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