Dr. Martina Ortner

Advised Linz Electric S.p.A./Pedrollo Group, a manufacturing group specialized in the production of alternators and rotating machines with headquarter in Italy, in its acquisition of a majority stake in a German mechanical engineering company, KW generator GmbH (Kwg), after a complex reorganization of the target company.

Advised UK-based private equity firm TriSpan LLP regarding its acquisition of a majority stake (incl. investment agreement, shareholders’ agreement and profit participation documentation) in Deutsche Hausverwaltung Plus GmbH, one of the biggest buy-and-build platforms in the German residential property management market.

Advised Therme Group on the large cap acquisition of Therme Erding, including the financing of the transaction. Therme Erding is one of the largest wellbeing destinations globally located near Munich, Germany. Macquarie Capital, a Sydney based global financial services group, financed the acquisition with a three-digit million loan. We advised during the complete investment process starting from the due diligence, legal and tax structuring, setting up of the overall investment structure incl. intra-group financing, drafting and negotiating the complex long form documentation, in particular the acquisition and financing documentation.

Advised Mahr Holding GmbH on the sale of its shares in Mahr EDV GmbH, a leading provider of managed IT and cloud services for small and medium-sized enterprises, to British private equity investor Tenzing. In order to allow for a more flexible purchase price structure and ensure a sustainable commitment of the founder to the group of companies, the transaction provided for an indirect return participation of the founder in the target company via a complex dual structure, with the management of Mahr EDV GmbH also given the opportunity to participate in the companies.

Advised Argo AI GmbH, the German development subsidiary of Argo AI LLC, an autonomous driving technology company headquartered in the US with several offices worldwide and Volkswagen Group and Ford Motor Group as key investors, on the termination of the joint venture including advice on the complex cross-border retransfer documentation, potential insolvency monitoring, tax structuring, antitrust as well as IT law.

Represented United Kingdom-headquartered MotorK Italia S.r.l. (AMS: MTRK) in a complex cross-border acquisition of Ico-International GmbH.

Advised Exasol AG, an analytics database management software company headquartered in Nuremberg on a complex re-organisation of Exasol Group, including four partially cross-border up-stream mergers.

Advised German joint venture company OSRAM Continental and its international subsidiaries on its dissolution and re-transfer of specific businesses to shareholders covering multiple jurisdictions and cross-border arrangements.

OSRAM Continental Group, a new joint venture formed by OSRAM AG (MDAX-listed) and Continental AG (DAX-listed) in the automotive lighting business, on major restructurings with respect to their international subsidiaries, as well as on corporate governance issues.

Audi AG on the acquisition of Italian manufacturer of motorbikes Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A

Transformation of ultimate parent company into a holding entity by carving-out four independent business units (largest restructuring since going public).

AGM-related advice, including advice with respect to activist shareholders and compliance with proxy adviser recommendations.

Formation of a 50/50 joint venture with Italian Durst group in the area of digital printing solutions.

Koenig & Bauer AG regarding the sale of business unit “Clean Air Business” to Dürr AG.

Digi+ Partners, a German growth equity fund, with respect to their participation in Price f(x) AG (active in the development of specialized pricing software).

Fidelium Group, a Munich-based financial investor, on the set-up of its fund structure and on several M&A transactions such as the acquisition of Swiss-based Wolfensberger AG (automotive).

Koenig & Bauer AG regarding the acquisition of a majority stake in Kammann Maschinenbau GmbH.

Koenig & Bauer AG regarding the acquisition of Spanish die cutter manufacturer Iberica AG S.A.

Koenig & Bauer AG regarding the acquisition of majority stake in Italy-based Flexotecnica S.p.A.

Micro Research Europe Srl, an Italian manufacturer of spare parts for cars (controlled by a Chinese group) on German corporate-related matters and high-end commercial contracts.

Revcap Group, a London-based real estate investor, on several corporate real estate transactions, such as the sale of a large commercial and office complex close to Stuttgart.

Wort & Bild Verlag, a German editor of Healthcare magazines (including one of Germany’s highest-circulated magazines), among others on several corporate transactions