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KPMG Law and KPMG are advising Windmöller & Hölscher KG (Windmöller & Hölscher) on the sale of its textile machinery division to Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H (Starlinger).
KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (KPMG Law) and KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (KPMG) have comprehensively advised Windmöller & Hölscher on the sale of its fabric machinery division to Starlinger. In the course of the transaction, Starlinger acquires the Austrian subsidiary W&H Machinery GmbH, based in Vienna, as well as numerous assets of Windmöller & Hölscher Machinery k.s. belonging to the fabric machinery division.
Windmöller & Hölscher, based in Lengerich, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of machines and systems for the production of flexible packaging. Headquartered in Vienna, Starlinger is one of the market leaders in machines for the production of woven bags and a technology leader in systems for plastics recycling.
Consultant Windmöller & Hölscher:
KPMG Law: Lars-Alexander Meixner, LL.M. (Partner) Jochen Rienth (Senior Manager), André Giesen (Senior Manager), Moritz Graf Stenbock-Fermor (Manager), Lucas Kalischko (Associate; all M&A/Corporate). Dr. Jonas Brückner (Partner, Antitrust Law), Dr. Martin Trayer (Partner), Andreas Pruksch (Senior Manager), Nora Matthaei (Senior Manager; all Employment Law), Dr. Thomas Beyer (Senior Manager, Intellectual Property).
KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft: Christian Specht (Partner), Michael Königer (Partner), Isabel Kramer (Senior Associate; all Deal Advisory M&A), Jörg Ufer (Partner), Niklas Fürtjes (Manager, both International Transaction Tax).
KPMG Law Austria: Wendelin Ettmayer (Partner), Stephanie Sauer (Partner), Alexander Hiermann (Senior Manager; all M&A/Corporate,), Lisa-Maria Jobst (Senior Manager, Employment Law).
KPMG Law Czech Republic: Viktor Dusek (Director), Ladislav Karas (Manager, both M&A/Corporate).
KPMG Austria: Eugen Strimitzer (Partner), Rainer Goetz (Director), Angelika Winder (Senior Manager, all M&A Tax).
KPMG Czech Republic: Daniel Szmaragowski (Partner), Jan Kiss (Director, both M&A Tax).
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