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Our long-standing advisory board member Hans G. Güldenberg passed away in January 2020 at the age of 77.

We will miss Hans Güldenberg very much not only as a committed advisor, but above all as a friend.

When he joined C▪H▪Reynolds Corporate Finance in 2005 as a member of the sector advisory board, Hans Güldenberg could already look back on more than three decades of successful work in leading positions in the consumer goods industry.

Our sincere condolences and deepest sympathy go to his family.

The advisory team of C▪H▪Reynolds, consisting of Felix Hoch, Stefan Constantin and Markus Kluge, advised Frischpack GmbH on the acquisition of Baackes & Heimes GmbH.

This transaction is a merger of two successful family owned companies with complementary clients and different competences on one hand but very similar philosophies in relation to clients and employees on the other hand.

Baackes & Heimes GmbH will in future act furthermore independently in the market. The intention of the acquisition is growth, in order to become the most relevant processer of cheese in Europe.

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Family-owned Peter Kölln GmbH & Co KGaA focuses on Human Nutrition and sells non-core pet food activities under the peka® brand to Dutch Arie Blok B.V.

Stefan Constantin and Markus Kluge have – together with our team – advised Peter Kölln GmbH & Co.KGaA in the disposal of their pet food activities under the peka® brand to Arie Blok B.V. Animal Nutrition, Woerden, (The Netherlands), part of the Belgian Aveve Group.

This transaction is another example for a successful carve-out of non-core activities for a mid-market family owned company. The former owner as one of the leading German producer of oat based nutrition and edible fat and oil sells his pet food activities to a traditional manufacturer of small livestock/ pet food and prominent Dutch grain processor. The peka® brand will be part of a portfolio in a row with other high-quality animal nutrition products. We are pleased to have successfully advised on this transaction.

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As the result of our intrenation co-operation, Stefan Constantin, together with 7i Capital, has advised Sandor Nephro Services Pvt Ltd (“Sparsh”), one of the leading Indian dialysis services companies, in its disposal of a majority stake to world’s largest provider of products and services for renal diseases, Fresenius Medical Care (FMC).

This transaction again proofs the cross border capability of the joint healthcare team of C▪H▪Reynolds and Indian 7i Capital. We are proud to have a share in this solution, which is a win-win situation for all parties.

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Felix Hoch and Stefan Constantin have – together with our team – advised the shareholders of hot runner specialist PSG Plastic Service GmbH on their sale of shares to Austrian family owned company Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co. KG.

This transaction is another example for succession planning for a mid-market family owned company. The former owners sell a successful supplier to the injection molding industry and well-known German hot runner specialist to a leading manufacturer of high-precision, high-quality standard parts and is, like PSG, a family company with a long tradition. Meusburger will expand their range of products and services as a reliable partner for die and mould making, PSG will continue to operate as an independent enterprise, and all members of staff are taken over. We are proud to have a share in this solution, which is a win-win situation for all parties.

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SYNGENIO AG sells its shareholding in achelos GmbH to W+B Beteiligungs GmbH. The longstanding shareholder – now majority shareholder – will support the next step for growth in the future. C▪H▪Reynolds successfully advises SYNGENIO AG during the realignment of the ownership structure of achelos GmbH.

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Felix Hoch and Markus Kluge have – together with our IT-team – showed again their ability to accompany their clients through their transaction processes. We had , together with the involved parties developed the structure of the transaction and we are happy that KKR, as a leading global investment firm, invests into arago’s technology and market.

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Company founders support management buyout with DBAG as new majority shareholder.

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Our automotive team led by Felix Hoch successfully advised WMK Maschinenbau R. Wagner GmbH, a leading company for machined parts, on the sale to an investment company advised by OrlandoManagement AG.

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