Ansgar C. Rempp

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Ansgar Rempp berät nationale und internationale Konzerne und Finanzinvestoren bei grenzüberschreitenden Transaktionen und Restrukturierungen sowie bei Corporate Governance-Fragen. Er ist Leiter der deutschen Praxis von Jones Day.

Namhafte Transaktionen, die von Herrn Rempp federführend betreut wurden, sind unter anderem die Beratung von Plastic Omnium beim Erwerb der Automotive Lighting Systems (AMLS)-Sparte von ams Osram, Hilti beim Erwerb von Fieldwire, SAP bei der Gründung eines Joint Ventures mit DEDIQ, SevenVentures (ProSiebenSat.1 Gruppe) beim Investment in Grover, EMERAM beim Verkauf der Meona Gruppe, Fosun beim Erwerb der FFT-Gruppe, SAP beim Erwerb von Qualtrics für USD 8 Milliarden, Procter & Gamble beim Erwerb des OTC-Geschäfts von Merck für EUR 3.375 Milliarden, Plastic Omnium beim Erwerb der Mehrheit an der HBPO-Gruppe, GfK im Zusammenhang mit der EUR 2 Milliarden Übernahme durch KKR und dem anschließenden Squeeze-Out, W.L. Ross beim Verkauf der Mehrheitsbeteiligung an der VTG AG und MAHLE beim Erwerb der weltweiten Thermomanagement-Sparte von Delphi.

Im Jahr 2022 führte Herr Rempp ein Team von Anwälten von Jones Day zu einem bahnbrechenden Sieg in einem ICC-Schiedsverfahren. Die von der BASF in diesem Verfahren geltend gemachten Schadensersatzansprüche in Höhe von mehreren Milliarden Euro, die im Zusammenhang mit den Veräußerungen, die Bayer in Verbindung mit der USD 66 Milliarden schweren Übernahme von Monsanto vorgenommen hatte, standen, wurden vollständig abgewiesen.

Weitere Mandanten, die Herr Rempp vertreten hat, sind Aptiv, BorgWarner, Cerberus, Citigroup, Eastman Chemical, Goldman Sachs, Koch Industries, Lanxess, Merz Pharma, PAG, Panalpina, PHINIA, ProSiebenSat.1, Riverside, Steris, Tenneco und Timken.

Herr Rempp war Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats mehrerer Mandanten, darunter mehr als ein Jahrzehnt für den Tier-1-Automobilzulieferer Harman Becker Automotive Systems.

Herr Rempp wurde im JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024 als einer von nur 24 Anwälten zu einem der führenden Senior M&A-Partner ernannt. In 2017 wurde Herr Rempp vom American Lawyer als "Transatlantic Dealmaker of the Year" ausgezeichnet, der erste deutsche Anwalt, der diese Auszeichnung erhielt. Darüber hinaus wird Herr Rempp seit mehr als 20 Jahren regelmäßig von Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, und Legal 500 als Berater in Sachen M&A, Private Equity und Gesellschaftsrecht empfohlen.


Erfahrung

  • Plastic Omnium acquires ams OSRAM Automotive Lighting Systems from ams OSRAM GroupJones Day advised Plastic Omnium in the acquisition of the Automotive Lighting Systems (AMLS) business of ams OSRAM Group in a highly complex international carve-out transaction.
  • ProSiebenSat.1 sells moebel.de to XXXLutzJones Day advised ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE in the sale by subsidiary NuCom Group, in which General Atlantic also holds a stake, of moebel.de Einrichten & Wohnen AG to XXXLutz Group.
  • Hilti Group acquires Fieldwire for approximately $300 millionJones Day advised the Hilti Group in its acquisition of Fieldwire, a San Francisco, California, based construction technology company specialized in construction project management software, for approximately $300 million.
  • SAP forms strategic partnership with Dediq for financial services industriesJones Day advised SAP in the formation of SAP Fioneer, a joint venture with the Munich based investor DEDIQ GmbH whereby SAP contributed its Financial Services and Insurance Services business and DEDIQ will invest more than €500 million.
  • SevenVentures invests in GroverJones Day represented SevenVentures, the investment arm of ProSiebenSat.1 Group, in connection with its investment in Grover, Europe's market leader in consumer tech subscriptions.
  • EMERAM Capital Partners sells portfolio company MEONA to Trill ImpactJones Day represented EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH, one of the leading investment companies for medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, in the sale of its portfolio company MEONA, an innovation leader for clinical software, to the private equity firm, Trill Impact.
  • Timken acquires BEKA Lubrication for $165 millionJones Day advised The Timken Company in its $165 million acquisition of BEKA Lubrication (BEKA), a leading global supplier of automatic lubrication systems.
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs AG sold investment in InfianaJones Day advised DBAG Fund VI, a fund advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), on the auction sale of the portfolio company Infiana Group GmbH and indirectly all of its subsidiaries to funds advised by Pamplona Capital Management.
  • Panalpina and DSV join forces by way of CHF 4.6 billion (US$4.6 billion) public exchange of stockJones Day advised Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG, Basel, Switzerland, one of the world's leading freight forwarders, with respect to German, EU, and U.S. securities law aspects and foreign direct investment filings in connection with the combination with DSV A/S, Hedhusene, Denmark, by way of a CHF 4.6 billion (US$4.6 billion) public exchange offer of DSV to all Panalpina shareholders to tender their Panalpina shares (listed at SIX Swiss Exchange) against DSV shares (listed at NASDAQ Copenhagen).
  • Fosun acquires FFT GroupJones Day advised Fosun International Limited with the acquisition of FFT GmbH & Co. KGaA ("FFT") from ATON GmbH.
  • SAP acquires Qualtrics for $8 billionJones Day advised SAP in its $8 billion acquisition of Qualtrics International Inc., the global pioneer in the experience management software category.
  • Compagnie Plastic Omnium acquires 33.3 percent in HBPO joint venture and increases its overall stake to 66.6 percentJones Day advised Compagnie Plastic Omnium in the acquisition of 33.3 percent of the shares in HBPO Group held by Mahle GmbH for an enterprise value of €350 million (US$431 million).
  • Procter & Gamble acquires consumer health business of Merck KGaAJones Day advised The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) in its €3.375 billion ($4.2 billion) acquisition of the worldwide consumer health business of Merck KGaA.
  • PAG invests in Key Safety Systems to finance acquisition of global assets of Takata CorporationJones Day represented PAG Asia Capital Ltd. and PAG Asia II LP in connection with its investment in Key Safety Systems, a subsidiary of China-based Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corporation, to finance the acquisition of substantially all of the global assets of Takata Corporation out of bankruptcy in the U.S. and Japan and certain non-bankruptcy transactions elsewhere in the world.
  • Compagnie Plastic Omnium acquires Swiss Hydrogen SAJones Day advised Compagnie Plastic Omnium in its investment in Swiss Hydrogen SA, a Swiss-based company, specialized in the design and production of solutions for the management and control of energy in fuel cell systems dedicated to mobility.
  • EMERAM Capital Partners invests in MeonaJones Day represented EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH in connection with its investment in Meona GmbH, a Germany-based innovative clinical software leader.
  • EMERAM Capital Partners invests in E.careJones Day represented EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH in connection with its investment in E.care bvba, a developer of software supporting patient treatment processes in hospitals.
  • FVB sold to TalanxJones Day advised the sole shareholder of FVB (Gesellschaft für Finanz- und Versorgungsberatung mbH) in the sale of 100 percent of the shares to Talanx Deutschland AG.
  • Hilti acquires Oglaend System GroupJones Day advised Hilti AG in its acquisition of Norwegian Oglaend System Group, a leading manufacturer of multidiscipline support solutions, cable ladders, cable trays and accessories for the oil and gas, infrastructure, shipbuilding, wind energy, water treatment, and clean room industries.
  • Voluntary public tender offer for all shares of GfK SE by KKR and shareholder agreement between KKR and GfK Verein resulting in joint shareholding of more than 95 percent in GfK SEJones Day advised GfK SE in connection with a voluntary public tender offer by Acceleratio Capital N.V., a holding company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with affiliates, "KKR") and a shareholder agreement between KKR and GfK Verein, GfK SE's majority shareholder.
  • MAHLE sells its industrial filtration business to Filtration GroupJones Day advised MAHLE in the sale of its industrial filter business to Filtration Group Corporation.
  • Plastic Omnium sells SULO Emballagen GmbH to FIELDS GroupJones Day advised Plastic Omnium Environment, the environment division of Compagnie Plastic Omnium, in the sale of SULO Emballagen GmbH to FIELDS Group.
  • WL Ross sells 20 percent of VTG AG, completing €358 million (US$401.4 million) divestitureJones Day advised WL Ross & Co. LLC in its sale of approximately 20 percent of the outstanding shares in VTG Aktiengesellschaft to Kuehne Holding AG, completing a €358 million (US$401.4 million) divestiture.
  • Mahle acquires thermal division from Delphi Automotive for $727 millionJones Day advised Mahle GmbH in the acquisition of the thermal division of automotive supplier Delphi PLC for $727 million.
  • SAP acquires enterprise multichannel e-commerce company hybrisJones Day advised SAP AG in connection with its acquisition of hybris AG.
  • Goldman Sachs sells stake in DNick to Wickeder WestfalenstahlJones Day provided advice to Goldman Sachs' European Special Situations Group in connection with the takeover by Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH ("Wickeder") of DNick Holding plc ("DNick"), a UK corporation traded in the German unregulated market (Freiverkehr), including the subsequent sale of Goldman Sachs' approximately 23% stake in DNick to Wickeder.
  • Riverside acquires KEYMILE GroupJones Day advised The Riverside Company in connection with its acquisition and related financing of KEYMILE Group, a leading global supplier of communication solutions in the area of access and transmission systems for public and private telecommunication networks, operating networks of railway companies, energy suppliers, and other private network operators.
  • OM Group acquires leading magnetic materials producer Vacuumschmelze for $1 billionJones Day advised OM Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMG) in its acquisition of VAC Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co KG (VAC) from One Equity Partners, a private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Goldman Sachs, Cerberus Partners, and Credit Suisse complete sale of Wittur Group to Triton PartnersJones Day represented a private equity consortium comprised of Goldman Sachs, Cerberus and Credit Suisse in connection with the sale of the Wittur Group to Triton Partners.
  • SAP acquires Sybase for $5.8 billionJones Day advised SAP in its $5.8 billion agreement to acquire Sybase, Inc., an enterprise software and services company.
  • Quest Software acquires Völcker Informatik AGJones Day advised Quest Software Inc. in the acquisition of Germany-based Völcker Informatik AG, a privately held identity management solutions provider specializing in the management of user identities, access privileges and security across multiple applications and systems.
  • Mahle GmbH acquires Amafilter from ABN AmroJones Day advised a wholly owned subsidiary of MAHLE GmbH in connection with the acquisition of Amafilter Group Holding B.V. from ABN Amro.
  • Merz Pharma Group acquires BioForm Medical for $253 millionJones Day acted as Special Counsel to Merz Pharma Group in its $253 million acquisition of BioForm Medical, Inc.
  • Merz Pharmaceuticals establishes joint venture in BrazilJones Day advised Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jones Day's long standing client Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA, on the establishment of a joint venture in Brazil.
  • Onward Holdings acquires Jil Sander for $244 millionJones Day advised Onward Holdings Company as German counsel in the €167 million (USD $244 million) acquisition of Jil Sander AG, German luxury apparel brand, from Change Capital Partners LLP.
  • Riverside acquires SPX Air Filtration LimitedJones Day advised Riverside in its acquisition of SPX Air Filtration Limited, a subsidiary of SPX Corporation, a leading manufacturer and supplier of air filters.
  • Merz GmbH acquires Pharma Investment HoldingJones Day advised Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA in its acquisition of Pharma Investment Holding S.A. which holds a 100% share in BioteCon Therapeutics GmbH.
  • GfK acquires Blue Moon Group and Minority Stake in dmrkynetecJones Day advised GfK in its acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Blue Moon Group, one of Australia’s leading Custom Research companies as well as in its acquisition of a minority stake of 26% in dmrkynetec.
  • Mahle GmbH acquires Siemens VDO Automotive's air intake module and air filtration businessJones Day advised Mahle GmbH in its acquisition of Siemens VDO Automotive's air intake module and air filtration business segment for combustion engines.
  • Bayer AG acquires Icon GeneticsJones Day advised Bayer AG in the acquisition by its subsidiary Bayer Innovation GmbH of Icon Genetics AG from its founders and certain mostly state-owned venture capital funds.
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