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JUVE, 11/6/2018Shares acquired: GWS invests in cloud services provider

The stock corporation faveo AG with seat in Essen has a new major shareholder. faveo is now majority owned by GWS. […]

Advisors faveo shareholders:
Berner Fleck Wettich (Duesseldorf): Dr. Thilo Fleck (lead partner), Dr. Carsten Wettich (both partners, Corporate | M&A)
Dr. Anne Arnold (Corporate; Duesseldorf) − known within the market
Arnold Ruess (Duesseldorf): Prof. Dr. Peter Ruess (trade mark right) − known within the market
Volker Blum  (Essen): Volker Blum (tax) − known within the market

For the full article (in German) please see.

Deal Advisors 09/05/2018Berner Fleck Wettich advises shareholders of faveo AG on its sale of a majority stake to GWS

The shareholders of faveo AG sold its majority stake to a subidiary of GWS Gesellschaft fuer Warenwirtschafts-Systeme. The transaction was closed on April 26, 2018.

Berner Fleck Wettich comprehensively advised the shareholders of faveo on the transaction.

Click here for the full article (in German).

RWS, 07/05/2018Berner Fleck Wettich advises fruiton on its expansion into Denmark – acquisition of frugt.dk acitivities of ISS group

fruiton GmbH, a subsidiary of vanWylick group with seat in Duesseldorf/Germany, acquired – via its newly founded subsidiary Frugt.dk ApS with seat in Vallensbaek / Denmark – the frugt.dk activities of the listed company ISS facility Services A/S. The transaction take place as a Carve-Out and was completed on April 1, 2018.

Berner Fleck Wettich comprehensively advised fruiton on the transaction together with the Danish law firm Moalem Weitemeyer Bendtsen.

Click here for the full article (in German).

JUVE Rechtsmarkt, edition 04/2018 on Start-ups“Lawyers as founders, managers, visionaries” with quotes of Olaf Berner and Carsten Wettich

Practical seminar “The family foundation in practice” on 27/09/2018 in Frankfurtwith Thilo Fleck as speaker for current issues in foundation law

Automobilwoche, issue 05/2018“Unruhe im Audi-Rat” with quote by Carsten Wettich

Please see here for the full article (in German).

Network event of IHK Krefeld about CSR reportion obligationsLecture by Olaf Berner and Carsten Wettich on the effect of CSR reporting obligations for KMU

On February 20, 2018 the CSR competenc centre Rhein-Kreis Neuss and IHK Krefeld organized a network event about CSR-reporting obligations. Christian Nienkemper and Carsten Wettich talked about the importance and impacts of the new CSR reportion obligations for KMU.

For further information about the event please see (in German): Link

The presentation (in German) is available here.

Journal StiftungsWelt, edition 04/2017, p. 34Current article of Thilo Fleck with a checklist for the legal aspects of a foundation succession

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Journal SPuRt, edition 6/2017, p. 229 Current article of Carsten Wettich on the latest Federal Supreme Court decision on the admissibility of business activities of registered associations

IFLR1000 Ranking Germany 2017Berner Fleck Wettich again listed in IFLR1000’s 2018 ranking for Corporate and M&A

The corporate law boutique Berner Fleck Wettich has been distinguished by the international law directory IFLR1000 – “The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms” for its Corporate and M&A practice and has been ranked in its annual ranking for M&A – Germany 2018.

In the review, IFLR 1000 states:

Berner Fleck Wettich is a domestic corporate boutique recognised for M&A advice and specialising in representing start-ups.

In M&A the firm has mostly worked on buy side, domestic asset-purchases, although it has also advised on a few share purchase transactions. It has also overseen the establishment of multiple joint ventures.

The firm advises across a wide variety of sectors, including IT, real estate and construction.

The team was strengthened by the arrival of Christian Nienkemper in March 2017.

Some of the firm’s key clients include LEG Immobilien, The NAGA Group, AHG Allgemeine Hospitalgesellschaft, and Iome.

Client feedback

“It has great experience in funding for start-ups and offers excellent accessibility together with sound business understanding.” – Banking and finance

“The firm is very knowledgeable and possesses an ability to quickly provide tailor-made solutions to specific legal challenges.” – Banking and finance, Capital markets

“BFW has brilliant corporate lawyers and provides extremely high quality advice and service comparable to that provided by a leading big firm.” – Banking and finance, M&A,

“Its lawyers are great, motivated professionals with a deep working knowledge of the legal topics.” – Banking and finance, M&A

“Excellent boutique covering all business needs, legal or otherwise.” – Capital markets, M&A

Thilo Fleck

“Dr Fleck possesses deep legal knowledge and experience, a great consumer dedication and wonderful commercial understanding.”

“He is the best lawyer I have ever had.”

“His legal understanding of capital market regulations is exceptional.”

“His strengths include: excellent accessibility, great experience in start-up funding and sound business understanding.”

Carsten Wettich

“He demonstrated great accessibility and possesses very good legal knowledge.”

Click here for the full review.