Schoenherr, working with Kirkland & Ellis, has advised Davis-Standard on its acquisition of the Extrusion Technology Group from Dutch investor Nimbus. Allen & Overy reportedly advised Nimbus on the deal.
Founded in 1848 and headquartered in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, Davis-Standard operates in the design, development, distribution, and aftermarket servicing of extrusion and converting technology. It has manufacturing and technical facilities in the US, Canada, China, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, and the UK.
ETG operates in the global extrusion equipment and services sector. Its operations span Europe, the US, and Asia.
The Schoenherr team included Partners Maximilian Lang, Volker Weiss, Constantin Benes, and Christian Herbst, Counsels Teresa Waidmann and Evelin Hlina, Attorneys at Law Zurab Simonishvili, Alexander Pabst, and Nina Zafoschnig, and Associates Beatrix Schima and Markus Fasching.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, Binder Groesswang announced it had worked with the Munich office of Allen & Overy to advise Nimbus on the sale of its Extrusion Technology Group to Davis-Standard. The firm's team included Partners Florian Khol, Horst Lukanec, Ivo Rungg, Markus Uitz, Johannes Barbist, and Regina Kroell, Counsel Hellmut Buchroithner, Attorney Mathias Drescher, Lawyers Christoph Schober, Simona Shpilsky, and Sabine Apfl-Trompeter, and Trainee Lawyers Sung-Hyek Hong, Inka Essl, Gerald Sammer, Constantin Foissner, and Florian Defrancesco.