BaFin approves for the first time unpaid equity commitment as a Tier 2 ancillary own-fund item, creating a cash-efficient alternative to group-internal own-fund financing
17 May 2024
EQT has announced that the EQT VII fund (“EQT Private Equity”) has agreed to sell its 20% stake in Ottobock, the global leader in wearable human bionics solutions, to existing majority shareholder Professor Hans Georg Näder and the Näder Family.
Hengeler Mueller team for EQT Private Equity
Private Equity/M&A: Daniel Möritz, Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain (both partners, both lead), Lisa Schwarz, Martin Senftl, Patrick Hell, Viola de Blecourt, Alexander Bömer (all Munich), Tobias Schneiders (Dusseldorf, all associates),
Financing: Nikolaus Vieten (partner), Jennifer Ellen Klein (both Frankfurt), Laura Kylmänen (London, both associates),
Regulatory: Wolfgang Spoerr, Jan Bonhage (both partner, Berlin), Carolin Raspé, Erasmus Hoffmann (both counsel), Roman P. Kalin, Frauke Mielenhausen, Patrick Oei (all associates, all Berlin),
Tax: Gunther Wagner (partner), Tim Würstlin (associate, both Munich),
Intellectual Property: Astrid Harmsen (counsel), Johannes Jäkle (both Dusseldorf), Patrick M. Schmidt (Frankfurt, both associates),
Employment: Hendrik Bockenheimer (partner), Andreas Kaletsch (associate, both Frankfurt).
