Hengeler Mueller advises KKR on acquisition of Tele München Gruppe

22. February 2019

Funds advised by KKR announced the acquisition of Tele München Gruppe (“TMG”). TMG is the largest, independent media company in Germany that combines all parts of the value chain for audiovisual content on several platforms. The company is a leading rights purchaser of international feature films and series with a market-leading library, own production firms and stakes in the TV channels TELE 5 and RTL II.

Hengeler Mueller advises KKR on the transaction. The Hengeler Mueller team includes partners Albrecht Conrad (M&A/TMT, Berlin), Maximilian Schiessl (M&A, Düsseldorf), Stefan Richter, Sebastian Schneider (both Berlin), Christian Schwandtner(all M&A/Corporate), Carl-Philipp Eberlein (Capital Markets) (all Düsseldorf) Jan D. Bonhage (Public Law, Berlin), Thorsten Mäger (Antitrust, Düsseldorf), Martin Klein (Tax) and Hendrik Bockenheimer (Employment) (both Frankfurt), counsel Fabian Seip (TMT, Berlin) and Eckbert Müller (Employment, Frankfurt) as well as associates Alexander Bekier, Hermann Dahlitz, Jonas Brost, Tobias Begemann, Dr. Marvin Vesper-Gräske (all Berlin), Elisabeth Kreuzer (Düsseldorf) (all M&A), Marius Marx (Tax, Frankfurt), Anja Balitzki (Antitrust), Deniz Tschammler (both Düsseldorf) and Charlotte Riemann (Berlin) (both Public Law).