18/06/2019  DPF AG, a company which specialises in senior residences with its subsidiary Tertianum Premium Residences, has acquired 70% of the concierge service provider RAS Services GmbH (formerly RAS – service at any time – GmbH & Co. KG) based in Berlin.

JP Rechtsanwälte, under the lead of its partner Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff, advised the seller and sole shareholder of RAS Services GmbH, Raffaele Sorrentino on the sale of his shares as part of a structured auction process.

RAS Services GmbH was founded about ten years ago by Raffaele Sorrentino, one of the best concierges in the world. RAS Services GmbH now offers its services in more than 70 properties and nine locations (including apartment buildings, offices and senior residences) in the DACH region. RAS Services GmbH continues to grow.

Legal Advisor Raffaele Sorrentino:
JP Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff, Partner (M&A, Corporate Law)
Mario Lindner, LL.M., Partner (Finance)

22/07/2020  The SAXONIA group has acquired DODUCO Holding GmbH based in Pforzheim and its subsidiaries in Germany, China, Romania and Spain.

JP Rechtsanwälte advised DODUCO Holding GmbH and its subsidiaries as target companies in the transaction under the lead of partner Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff.

The DODUCO Group is a manufacturer of electrical contacts. The company’s product range includes contact materials and semi-finished contact products, bimetal strip, precision stamped parts and electromechanical assemblies as well as galvanic coatings. DODUCO was founded as a precious metal separating company.

The seller Tinicum Capital Partners II LP is a fund managed by the investment company Tinicum Incorporated which invests in private and listed companies.

The SAXONIA Group is a specialist in precious metal recycling and the manufacture of precious metal products for the user industry.

Legal Advisor DODUCO:
JP Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff, Partner (M&A, Corporate Law)
Mario Lindner, LL.M., Partner (M&A, Finance, Real Estate)

04/03/2021  Müller Textil Group, based in Wiehl, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in Ames Disto Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., based in Izmir, Turkey.

JP Rechtsanwälte, under the lead of partner Dr Jens-Peter Eickhoff and in cooperation with BM Law Firm, Istanbul, Turkey, advised the Müller Textil Group as acquirer in the cross-border transaction.

The Müller Textil Group is a globally active family business and manufacturer and developer of high-quality technical textiles. The group’s product range includes three-dimensional spacer fabrics, 3D textiles, laminating materials and spacers.

Legal Advisor Müller Textil Group:
JP Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff, Partner (M&A, Corporate Law)

BM Law Firm, Istanbul, Turkey
Elif Tezcan Bayirli, Partner (M&A, Corporate)
Sila Muratoğlu, Partner (M&A, Corporate)

08/06/2021 The Hamburg-based eTribes Connect GmbH, which specialises in digital transformation processes, has acquired 100% of the shares in the corporate venture builder Pacemakers Digital Ventures GmbH, based in Berlin.

JP Rechtsanwälte, led by partner Dr Jens-Peter Eickhoff, advised the sellers Dr Peter Henssen, Julius Hansen and Robin Rohrmann on the sale of their shares.

Pacemakers Digital Ventures GmbH was founded in 2019 by Dr Peter Henssen, Julius Hansen and Robin Rohrmann and has since been on an impressive growth trajectory. In the meantime, Pacemakers Digital Ventures GmbH has successfully implemented its methodologies for building new digital business models in a large number of individual projects.

Legal Advisor Sellers:
JP Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff, Partner (M&A, Corporate)
Dr. Jan Stoppel, Partner (M&A, Corporate)

21.10.2021 Drooms AG, Europe’s leading provider of secure cloud solutions, has acquired a stake in DocEstate GmbH.

JP Rechtsanwälte, led by partner Dr Jens-Peter Eickhoff, advised the founders and shareholders Christoph Schmidt, Jerome Sprinkmeier and Jona Sprinkmeier on Drooms AG’s investment.

DocEstate GmbH was founded by Christoph Schmidt and Jerome Sprinkmeier in 2019 and enables users to digitally apply for official documents from public administration, building authorities and public offices. For Drooms AG, this is the first investment in a PropTech company.

Legal Advisors initial shareholders:
JP Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff, Partner (M&A, Corporate)
Dr. Jan Stoppel, Partner (M&A, Corporate)

27 July 2022  Egeria has acquired the internationally operating Isoplus Group.

JP Rechtsanwälte, led by partner Dr Jan Stoppel, advised the owner family on the transaction. JP Rechtsanwälte was supported by DLA Piper UK LLP in connection with the clearance of the transaction by the European Commission and on international legal issues. Tax advice was provided by Holthoff-Pförtner Wassermann, Essen.

Isoplus is a leading supplier of thermally insulated pipe systems, mainly for district heating. Isoplus was founded in 1974 and has become a market leader in the European district heating market. The company operates 8 production sites, employs approximately 1,200 people and is active in over 30 countries.

Egeria is an independent pan-European investment company founded in 1997 and focused on medium-sized companies.

Advisor Seller:

JP Rechtsanwälte
Dr Jan Stoppel, Partner (Corporate/M&A, Lead Partner)
Dr Jens-Peter Eickhoff, Partner (Corporate/M&A)

Holthoff-Pförtner Wassermann
Prof Dr Bernd Wassermann, Partner (Tax advice, Lead Partner)
Dr Boris Heller, Partner (Tax advice)

DLA Piper UK LLP
Fabian Mühlen, Partner (Overall coordination DLA Piper)
Semin O, Partner (Antitrust)

21/02/2019  The IBG group has assumed the business operations of Jäckle Schweiß- und Schneidtechnik GmbH and Jäckle + Ess GmbH & Co. KG as of 1 January 2019. JP Rechtsanwälte advised the Cologne-based IBG group under the lead of its partner Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff on this purchase from insolvency.

The business operations of both companies were merged into the newly founded Jäckle & Ess System GmbH which now continues to run them.

Insolvency proceedings were opened over the assets of Jäckle Schweiß- und Schneidtechnik GmbH on 1 October 2018.

The IBG group is a medium-sized industrial holding company with an international presence in the three business fields of welding technology, tungsten and ceramic components as well as construction chemicals. Today, more than 50 sales and production companies belong to the IBG group worldwide.

Legal Advisor IBG group:
JP Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Jens-Peter Eickhoff, Partner (M&A, Corporate Law)
Mario Lindner, LL.M., Partner (Real Estate, Restructuring/Insolvency Law)