Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA), a US-based public company, on the acquisition of all shares in M&C TechGroup Germany GmbH. The €175 million transaction was successfully completed following a structured bidding process.
MSA Safety Incorporated is a global leader in advanced safety products, technologies, and solutions. M&C TechGroup is a Germany-based market leader in comprehensive gas analysis solutions, known for its strong innovation capabilities and longstanding industry expertise.
The K&L Gates cross-border team was led by Berlin partners Dr. Thomas Lappe and Dr. Thilo Winkeler and Berlin senior associate Dr. Gabriella Piras, with support from Pittsburgh corporate relationship partner David Edgar (all Corporate/M&A/Securities). They were assisted by partners Nils Neumann (Employment, Berlin), Dr. Thomas Nietsch (Technology Transactions, Berlin), Dr. Bastian Bongertz (Financing, Frankfurt), Dr. Christian Hullmann (Real Estate, Berlin), Dr. Annette Mutschler-Siebert (Antitrust, Berlin), Dr. Michael Kreft (Tax, Munich), Steven Hill (Antitrust/Sanctions, Washington, D.C.), and Amigo Xie (Corporate, Hong Kong), counsel Marion Baumann (Antitrust, Berlin) as well as associates Kamran Ghane (Corporate, Berlin), Leonie Abendroth (Employment, Berlin), Marlena Bitner (Financing, Frankfurt), Jenny Kirschey (Real Estate, Berlin), Martina Maggioni (Antitrust, Berlin), Petr Bartoa (Antitrust/Sanctions, Brussels), Marino Leone (Corporate, Charlotte), Zaid Abu-Shattal (Corporate, Dubai), Prudence Pang (Corporate, Hong-Kong), and Carrie Luo (Corporate, Boston).
K&L Gates' Corporate practice is one of the most substantial in the legal industry, with hundreds of lawyers in offices on five continents, providing clients with practical legal solutions in the structuring, financing, and completion of domestic, international, and cross-border transactions.