Hengeler Mueller advises Schneider Electric on acquisition of ProLeiT

28. April 2020

Schneider Electric has signed agreements on the acquisition of ProLeiT AG. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, ProLeiT is a solution provider for industrial automation, process control technology and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for the Food and Beverage Industries. The closing of the transaction is subject to necessary antitrust approvals.

Hengeler Mueller advises Schneider Electric on the transaction. The team is led by partners Andreas Hoger (Frankfurt) and Maximilian Schiessl (Düsseldorf) (both M&A) and includes partners Matthias Scheifele (Tax, Munich), Christoph Stadler (Antitrust, Düsseldorf), Jan Bonhage (Public Law, Berlin) and Vera Jungkind (Data Protection), counsel Patrick Wilkening (IP) (both Düsseldorf) and Johannes Baumann (M&A, Frankfurt) as well as associates Anja Höfelmeier (Berlin), Pinja Lindholm, Caspar Conzen, Nikita Gontschar (all Frankfurt), Maxi Ludwig (all M&A), Carsten Bormann (Public Law), Vicki Treibmann (Employment) (all Düsseldorf), Malte Frank (Antitrust), Charlotte Riemann (Public Law) (both Berlin), Sebastian Adam (Tax) and Simon Bangert (Real Estate) (both Frankfurt).