honert advises Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG on the acquisition of a majority stake in the NOBILIS Group
PRESS RELEASE
Hamburg, 1 August 2023
A team from honert led by Dr. Peter Slabschi advised Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG comprehensively on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in NOBILIS Holding GmbH, the parent company of the NOBILIS Group. The sellers are the managing directors of NOBILIS Holding GmbH, Mr. Udo Heuser and Dr. Joachim Henseler. While Dr. Joachim Henseler sold his entire shareholding to Heinemann, Udo Heuser remains shareholder of NOBILIS Holding GmbH. Heinemann and Udo Heuser, who will continue to lead the NOBILIS Group as CEO, intend to further develop the NOBILIS Group together in the coming years and to continue to drive the growth of the NOBILIS Group. Dr. Joachim Henseler will initially remain CFO of the NOBILIS Group until the handover to a successor. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
The transaction was notified to the German Federal Cartel Office and the Austrian Federal Competition Authority for merger control and has now been completed after merger clearance.
Gebr. Heinemann is worldwide active as a distributor and retailer in the international travel market. The Gebr. Heinemann Group primarily operates duty free and travel value stores, fashion label boutiques under license, and concept stores at international airports, border crossings, as well as on ferries and cruise ships. In addition, Gebr. Heinemann supplies airports, airlines and shipping companies worldwide.
The NOBILIS Group, with subsidiaries in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is active in the trade and distribution of perfume and cosmetic products and provides comprehensive services in this area as a service partner, in particular marketing services to support sales.
Advisors Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG:
honert (Hamburg): Dr. Peter Slabschi (lead), Dr. Arne Hansen, Dr. Anja Wiedemann, Dr. Jörn-Ahrend Witt, Julian Bahnsen, Dr. Malte Drews, Sebastian Schleehauf (all corporate law, M&A), Dr. Claudius Mann (employment law)
Walder Wyss (Basel): Alexander Gutmans, Lucas Maurer, Karina Tschon (all corporate law, M&A)
BGT Rechtsanwälte (Innsbruck): Dr. Gregor Berchtold (corporate law, M&A)
Commeo (Frankfurt): Isabel Oest, Dr. Stephanie Pautke (both anti-trust law)
Haslinger Nagele (Vienna): Martin Oder, Alexander Hiersche (both anti-trust law, Austria)
Grant Thornton (Hamburg): Thomas Rauert, Isabee Falkenburg (both taxes)
Grant Thornton (Austria): Dr. Raphael Holzinger, Elisabeth Ludwig, Matthias Jancura (all taxes)
Grant Thornton (Switzerland): Dr. Stephan Baumann, Rathies Murugesu, Philippe Ruggli (all taxes)
Advisors of the sellers:
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: Dr. Oliver Böttcher (lead), Michael Kömpel (M&A) und Fabian Gaffron (taxes)
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Julian Bahnsen
honert hamburg
Attorney-at-Law
M&A, Business Law, Corporate
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
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Dr. Malte Drews
honert hamburg
Attorney-at-Law
M&A, Business Law, Corporate
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
[email protected] |
Dr. Arne Hansen, LL.M. (Wellington)
honert hamburg
Partner, Attorney-at-Law, Lawyer for Commercial and Corporate Law
Venture Capital, M&A, Litigation, Employment, Business Law, Corporate
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
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Dr. Claudius Mann
honert hamburg
Partner, Attorney-at-Law
Litigation, Employment, Business Law, Corporate
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
[email protected] |
Sebastian Schleehauf
honert hamburg
Attorney-at-Law
Venture Capital, M&A, Business Law, Corporate
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
[email protected] |
Dr. Peter Slabschi, LL.M. (London)
honert hamburg
Partner, Attorney-at-Law
Corporate, M&A, Litigation, Succession Planning, Capital Markets
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
[email protected] |
Dr. Anja Wiedemann
honert hamburg
Attorney-at-Law
Venture Capital, M&A, Succession Planning, Capital Markets, Corporate
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
[email protected] |
Dr. Jörn-Ahrend Witt
honert hamburg
Partner, Attorney-at-Law
M&A, Business Law, Corporate
phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
[email protected] |