KPMG Law, KPMG in Germany and KPMG in Switzerland advised Bureau Veritas on the acquisition of Dornier Hinneburg and its Swiss subsidiary Hinneburg Swiss

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (KPMG Law) together with KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (KPMG) and KPMG AG Switzerland advised Bureau Veritas Group (Bureau Veritas) on the acquisition of all shares in Dornier Hinneburg GmbH (Dornier Hinneburg) and its subsidiary Hinneburg Swiss AG (Hinneburg Swiss).

Bureau Veritas is active in the field of testing, inspection and certification. The company is based in France and has subsidiaries, branches and laboratories worldwide. Bureau Veritas supports its clients throughout the life cycle of their equipment, products and infrastructures. With the acquisition of Dornier Hinneburg and Hinneburg Swiss, Bureau Veritas intends to extend its services to the growing nuclear sector.

Dornier Hinneburg and Hinneburg Swiss are part of the Dornier Group. Dornier Hinneburg offers technical consulting services and radiation protection in connection with the decommissioning of nuclear power plants.

KPMG Law and KPMG AG Switzerland conducted the legal due diligence and provided legal advice on the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documents as well as on antitrust and foreign direct investment issues.

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft:

Dr. Daniel Kaut (Partner, lead, Nuremberg), Dr. Cordula Brügmann (Senior Manager, Hamburg), Kilian Baum (Associate, Munich, all Corporate/M&A), Dr. Martin Trayer (Partner), Silke Neumann (Manager, both Labor Law, Frankfurt am Main), Dr. Barbara Buhr (Partner), Dr. Magnus Auer (Manager, both Public Law, Nuremberg), Dr. Daniel Taraz (Senior Manager, Hamburg), Sina Schachner (Senior Associate, Hanover, both IT/Data Protection Law), Dr. Gerrit Rixen (Partner, Cologne), Dr. Hannes Schwinn (Senior Manager, Stuttgart), Christoph Gröne (Manager, Düsseldorf) (all Antitrust/Foreign Direct Investment Law)

KPMG AG Switzerland:

Dominique Gottret (Partner), Julia Ramseyer (Senior Manager), Anna Salm (Assistant Manager, all Corporate/M&A, Zurich, Switzerland).

KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft:

Natalie Luong (Partner), Kouichi Naganuma (Senior Manager), Christin Müller (Partner), Peter Müller (Senior Manager, all Deal Advisory Transaction Services), Lars Christian Mahler (Partner), Hannah Preimeß (Senior Manager, all International Transaction Tax).