KPMG Law advises the shareholders of 67rockwell Consulting GmbH on the sale to Strategy&

KPMG Law advises the shareholders of 67rockwell Consulting GmbH on the sale to Strategy&

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (KPMG Law) advises the shareholders of 67rockwell Consulting GmbH on the sale of all shares in the company to PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH.

67rockwell Consulting GmbH, based in Hamburg, is an independent management consultancy with currently around 30 employees and has been supporting the German insurance industry for years. The acquirer Strategy& is PwC’s global strategy consultancy. With the acquisition, Strategy& aims to expand its expertise in advising insurance companies and address the industry challenges posed by regulatory changes and new technological opportunities. The sale was notarized in Hamburg on April 15, 2021, with closing expected by the parties in June 2021.

KPMG Law, under the lead management of KPMG Law partner Dr. Dr. Boris Schilmar and senior manager Sebastian Stöhr, provided comprehensive advice on the transaction structuring as well as the drafting and negotiation of the agreements and corporate law documents underlying the transaction. KPMG Law worked closely with experts from KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft’s Financial Services Deal Advisory and M&A Tax departments, who provided economic and tax M&A advice. The contact to the client was established through David Vogeler from the Financial Services Deal Advisory department.

Consultant Shareholder 67rockwell Consulting GmbH:

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH: Dr. Dr. Boris Schilmar (Partner, Corporate/M&A, Head of International Business), Sebastian Stöhr (Senior Manager, Corporate/M&A) (both Lead, both Düsseldorf), Dr. Martin Trayer (Partner, Labor Law, Frankfurt am Main), Dr. Ariane Loof (Senior Manager, Data Protection Law, Berlin), Annette Lionett (Senior Manager, Commercial, Nuremberg), Jens Helbich (Senior Associate, Labor Law, Hanover)

KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft: Ralf Baukloh (Partner, Financial Services Deal Advisory), David Vogeler (Senior Manager, Financial Services Deal Advisory), Benedikt Kolling (Manager, Financial Services Deal Advisory), Lukas Wenner (Assistant Manager, Financial Services Deal Advisory, all Frankfurt am Main), Marcus Aberl (Partner, M&A Tax), Marek Sirucek (Manager, M&A Tax, both Munich)

HBBN GmbH, Hamburg: Michael Borkel (Partner), Björn Schiballa

Consultant Strategy&:

PwC Legal, Cologne: Dr. Roland Hens (Partner), Verena Riemer (Senior Manager)