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Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, partner of Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz, has been elected judge at the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) by Bundestag and Bundesrat. He will succeed Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Kirchhof as vice-president of the court. It is a long-standing tradition that the vice-president is elected President of the Federal Constitutional Court at the end of the term of... >>>

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised two investor groups formed by Neo Capital Ltd, London and Dubai, on the purchase of an office building in Eschborn from a consortium consisting of Groß & Partner and OFB. The share deal involved the transfer of all shares in Siebte Rhein-Main Projektentwicklung GmbH to two acquiring companies for an undisclosed purchase price. The transaction was carried out... >>>

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised the operator of Frankfurt Airport, Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide ("Fraport AG") on the sale of its stake in Hannover Airport to iCON Flughafen GmbH, a company of the British iCON Infrastructure Group. The purchase price was approximately EUR 109 million. Fraport AG held a 30% interest in Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH, the operating... >>>

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised Heidelberg Engineering GmbH on its investment within the Series C Financing Round of Implandata Ophthalmic Products GmbH (Implandata), a Hannover-based ophthalmic medical device startup company. Heidelberg Engineering GmbH participated in the first closing of the Series C Financing Round in the course of which Implandata raised an aggregated amount of a... >>>

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz has promoted Rechtsanwalt Marc-Philippe Hornung, MBA to partnership in the practice group Insolvency & Restructuring in March 2018.

The law firm SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised Südzucker on the issuance of a corporate bond.

Dr. Jürgen Fluck, most recently Vice-President Legal – Sites, Regulatory and Competence Centers at BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, Germany, becomes Of Counsel at SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz in Mannheim, Germany, and joins the public & administrative law department headed by Prof. Dr. Kristian Fischer. After working, among others, for the Ministry of Environment of Rhineland-Palatinate, Fluck worked... >>>

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz has advised Oldenburgische Landesbank on the public takeover offer of Bremer Kreditbank.

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised selling shareholders on the initial public offering of Vapiano SE, a European restaurant chain in the fast casual dining segment.

The law firm SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz has advised Uniwheels Holding (Malta) Ltd. (Uniwheels Holding) with its corporate seat in Sliema, Malta, on negotiations with Superior Industries International Inc. (Superior) listed on the New York Stock Exchange and with its corporate seat in Michigan, United States of America, and on the conclusion of an Irrevocable Undertaking. Accordingly, Uniwheels... >>>

The law firm SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised Südzucker on the issuance of a corporate bond. The volume of the unsubordinated bond issued by Südzucker International Finance B.V. and guaranteed by Südzucker AG amounts to EUR 300 million. The bond has a term of seven years and a coupon of 1.25 percent. The banking syndicate for the issuance consisted of BayernLB, Deutsche Bank, DZ BANK AG,... >>>

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz enlarges its banking and financing practice with the renowned finance specialist Dr. Dietrich F. R. Stiller. Previously, Dr. Dietrich F. R. Stiller (56) was partner at Clifford Chance and at its German predecessor office Pünder Volhard Weber & Axster.

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz enhances its advisory practice with the renowned tax law expert Dr. Peter Bauschatz (45).

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised FUCHS PETROLUB SE on the acquisition of Sweden-based Statoil Fuel & Retail Lubricants AB (SFR Lubricants), Stockholm, from Couche-Tard Luxembourg S.A.R.L., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. The transaction was consummated on 1 October 2015. SFR Lubricants is one of the leading lubricant providers in Scandinavia and also... >>>

Having accomplished a bidding process, Flabeg GmbH has sold its 100% shareholding in Flabeg Deutschland GmbH to an affiliate of Sun European Partners GmbH. After approval by the competition authorities the transaction was completed on September 28, 2015.With approx. 1500 employees worldwide Flabeg Deutschland GmbH is in particular active as a supplier of car components in the area of mirrors and... >>>