BPV Huegel has advised Zentrasport Austria on the sale of its operating business to ANWR Sports. Thurnher Wittwer Pfefferkorn & Partner reportedly advised the sellers.
Zentrasport Austria - Sport 2000 is a purchasing cooperative of independent dealers.
ANWR Sports is part of the ANWR Group, headquartered in Mainhausen. It is a European retail cooperative with a settlement volume of EUR 20.7 billion and a focus on the shoe, sporting, and leather goods trade.
"The sale was an important step towards securing the future of the Austrian sports retailer and preserving jobs at the Austrian site in Ohlsdorf," commented Zentrasport member of the management board Holger Schwarting. "The affiliated Austrian sports retailers will have a strong partner in the ANWR Group, and the expertise of the Austrian organization based in Ohlsdorf will contribute to strengthening Sport 2000's international presence."
The BPV Huegel team included Partners Elke Napokoj, Bernhard Schatz, and Michaela Pelinka and Attorney at Law Thomas Capek.
