KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (KPMG Law) and KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (KPMG) advised Adiuva Capital GmbH, a Hamburg-based private equity firm (Adiuva), in connection with the sale of its portfolio company Konzmann GmbH and its subsidiaries (KONZMANN Group) to KLAR Partners, a European private equity firm.
The KONZMANN Group employs around 1,100 people at over 30 locations and is a provider of technical building services in Germany. The range of services comprises a portfolio of energy and building technology, including heating, air conditioning, ventilation, sanitary, refrigeration and electrical engineering as well as planning, consulting and energy-related services. In 2024, the Group achieved a total operating performance of around 180 million euros.”
KPMG Law and KPMG prepared separate legal and tax fact books, assisted in the preparation of the purchase agreement annexes and in the due diligence sales process of the KONZMANN Group. With regard to tax issues, KPMG Law worked closely with KPMG’s tax advisors.
The KPMG Law partner responsible for advising Adiuva was Dr. Christian Nordholtz (Corporate/M&A) from the Hanover office. The team also consisted of Dr. Jonas Brueckner (antitrust law), Dr. Martin Trayer (Employment Law), Peter Plennert (Corporate/M&A), Nora Matthaei (Employment Law), Moritz Graf Stenbock-Fermor (Corporate/M&A), Marlon Wehrenberg (Corporate/M&A), Liza Rauter (employment law), Jesper Wilckens (corporate/M&A), Markus Zawalich (corporate/M&A), Silke Neumann (employment law), Maren Jerebic (corporate/M&A), Fulya Neubert (employment law) and Linus Baar (corporate/M&A).
The KPMG partner responsible for advising Adiuva was Ayk Tobias Meretzki (International Transaction Tax) from the Hamburg office. The team also consisted of Stefan Frenzel (International Transaction Tax) and Adele Straub (International Transaction Tax).
Jens Hartke (Regulatory Advisory) and Kristin Voswinckel (Regulatory Advisory) also provide support.
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