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Ashurst advises Commerzbank AG on the acquisition of 74.9% of the shares in Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft GmbH

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    Ashurst has advised its long-standing client Commerzbank AG (Commerzbank) on the acquisition of 74.9% of the shares in Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft GmbH (ACI) from Aquila Capital Holding GmbH (https://www.commerzbank.de/group/newsroom/press-releases/aquila-capital.html). The completion of the acquisition is subject to customary conditions, in particular regulatory approvals.

    The Ashurst team advised under the leadership of partners Matthias von Oppen (Corporate), Dr Detmar Loff (Finance Regulatory) and counsel Dr Valentin Pfisterer (Corporate). They were supported by Volker Germann (Counsel), Christoph Tornau (Associate), Dr Nicole Campbell (Transaction Counsel, all Corporate), Ilka Breuer (Counsel), Dr Tobias Bauerfeind, Dr Cornelius Hille, Gréta Müller, Sophie Skeet (all Associates, all Finance Regulatory), Dr Anders Kraft (Partner), Dr Susanne Knoch (Counsel), Steffen Bellmann (Associate, all Tax), Dr Andreas Mauroschat (Partner), Lukas Müller (Counsel), Lena Kühnberger (Associate, all Employment), Dr Alexander Duisberg (Partner), David Plischka (Associate, both IP/IT), Dr Maximilian Uibeleisen (Partner), Constanze Götz (Associate, both Projects), Dr Michael Holzhäuser (Partner) and Dr Maria Held (Counsel, both Antitrust).

    Commerzbank was advised in-house by Lars Kauer (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate / Regulatory Law) and Ravi König (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate / Regulatory Law).