Hengeler Mueller advises WMF on sale of Alfi

14. November 2014

WMF AG decided to sell its subsidiary Alfi GmbH to Thermos group, one of the world's leading manufacturer of portable insulated food and beverage containers. The two parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

WMF is one of the leading premium manufacturers of cutlery, tableware and kitchen products as well as professional coffee machines. The company was founded in 1853 in Geislingen/Steige and now operates on an international scale, with more than 6,000 employees at more than 40 locations worldwide.

Hengeler Mueller advised WMF on the transaction. The Hengeler Mueller team was led by partner Emanuel P. Strehle and includes partners Jochen Vetter (both Corporate/M&A, Munich) and Matthias Scheifele (Tax, Frankfurt) as well as associates Verena Nosch and Thomas Krawitz (both Corporate/M&A, Munich) and Gunther Wagner (Tax, Frankfurt).