Gleiss Lutz advises on add-ons, exits and buy-outs, and also covers PE-related acquisition financing, management participations and restructuring measures, where it primarily supports portfolio companies and financial investors. The team is experienced in the mid-cap and large-cap segment and is jointly led by Jan Balssen, who specialises in private equity, and Christian Cascante, who advises on public takeovers, PE transactions and cross-border matters.
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Key clients
- Apax Partners
- Apollo Global Management
- Blackstone
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
- H.I.G. Capital
- Investindustrial
- KKR
- KPS Capital Partners
- Triton
- Waterland
Work highlights
- Advising KPS Capital Partners on the €3.5 billion acquisition of Innomotics GmbH from listed Siemens AG.
- Advising Apollo Global Management on the acquisition of a minority stake in AUTODOC, based on a valuation of €2.3 billion.
- Advising HIG Capital on the sale of the ICG Group to the SPIE Group.