Hengeler Mueller advises KKR on acquisition of Airbus Defence Electronics Business

21. March 2016

Companies owned by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (“KKR”) have reached an agreement with Airbus Group SE to acquire the Airbus Defence Electronics Business.

Hengeler Mueller is advising KKR on this transaction. The Hengeler Mueller team includes partners Maximilian Schiessl, Christian Schwandtner (both Corporate/M&A), Wolfgang Meyer-Sparenberg (M&A) (all Düsseldorf), Heinrich Knepper (Financing, Frankfurt), Vera Jungkind, Dirk Uwer (both Regulatory), Thorsten Mäger (Competition) (all Düsseldorf), Martin Klein (Tax), Hendrik Bockenheimer (Labour) (both Frankfurt), counsels Mathias Link (Tax, Frankfurt), Astrid Harmsen and Patrick H. Wilkening (both IP, Düsseldorf) and associates Martin Ulbrich, Katharina Hesse, Daniel Doetsch, Gerrit Forst (all Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf), Sonnhild Draack (Labour, Frankfurt), Alexander Kredig (Tax, Frankfurt), Deniz Tschammler (Regulatory), Matthias Rothkopf (IP) and Marc Wetzig (Corporate) (all Düsseldorf).