Baker McKenzie has advised Uniwater, one of the Nordic's leading groups within water infrastructure, on the acquisition of 4 pipes GmbH. Based in Nuremberg, 4 pipes GmbH supplies innovative accessory products for pipeline construction to the German and international market.
"We are very happy to have assisted Uniwater on its successful entry into the DACH region. Thanks to the excellent cooperation with our colleagues in Stockholm, we were able to fully support our client in this exciting project both in Germany and Sweden." commented Dr. Jon Marcus Meese, lead partner of this transaction.
Uniwater offers a unique range of specialized services and products for the water and wastewater infrastructure in the northern market through its specialized subsidiaries. The group employs over 400 people and generates a turnover of more than SEK 1.5 billion. Uniwater is a portfolio company of Nalka, a committed private equity investor that supports small and medium-sized companies with international ambitions and reach and develops them into independent, competitive and sustainable entities.
4 pipes is a service and products provider in the field of pipeline and water infrastructure, founded in 2012. The company is led by managing directors Frank Hellman and Jörg Klingenberg and has around 50 employees. 4 pipes strengthens Uniwater's business area Products, which already include IBECO, Lauridsen and ABAT.
Baker McKenzie's Corporate/M&A practice regularly advises on domestic and international transactions. Most recently, Baker McKenzie advised VINCI Energies on the acquisition of the Fernao Group, Gienanth Group on the sale of its Austrian, German and Czech entities in the course of their restructuring, GNMI on the agreement to acquire Merck's surface solutions business, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma on the divestment of its Argatroban business, KD Pharma Group on the acquisition of the marine lipids business from dsm-firmenich in exchange for a minority stake in the company; Haier Smart Home, a China headquartered home appliance company, on the acquisition of the commercial refrigeration business of Carrier, Saab on a new investment in Helsing, Trane Technologies on strategic investment in Trailer Dynamics, AURELIUS on the acquisition of Dayco Propulsion Solutions and Knorr-Bremse on the sale of a majority stake in Kiepe Electric.
Legal advisor to Uniwater:
Baker McKenzie
Lead:
Corporate/M&A: Dr. Jon Marcus Meese (partner, Munich), Eva Kriechbaumer (senior associate, Munich)
Team:
Corporate/M&A: Stefanie Tesch (senior associate, Munich), Tobias Beck (associate, Munich), Jan Neumann (associate, Munich), Costin Mihailescu (partner, Stockholm), Adrian Sundberg (associate, Stockholm), Alva Laestadius (associate, Stockholm)
Real Estate: Dr. Daniel Bork (partner, Düsseldorf), Moritz Jander (associate, Düsseldorf)
Banking & Finance: Matthias Töke (partner, Frankfurt), Saskia Ilzhöfer (associate, Frankfurt)
Public Law: Anahita Thoms (partner, Berlin), Kimberley Fischer (associate, Berlin)
Employment: Dr. Matthias Köhler (partner, Berlin), Dr. Adrian Schürgers (associate, Berlin), Kerstin Swoboda (senior associate, Berlin), Dr. Harasch Yakubi (associate, Berlin), Victoria Christians (associate, Berlin), Ludmilla Maurer (counsel, Frankfurt), Dr. Sebastian Pfrang (associate, Frankfurt), Dr. Philipp Maier (partner, Vienna), Sophie Loidolt (associate, Vienna)
Antitrust & Competition: Jan Kresken (partner, Düsseldorf), Dr. Florian Kotman (senior associate, Düsseldorf), Ricarda Brandhorst (associate, Düsseldorf)
Tax: Thomas Gierath (partner, Munich)
Commercial / Trade: Katharina Spenner (partner, Munich), Hannah Mack (associate, Munich)