Together with the lead counsel, UK law firm Gateley, a GÖRG team led by Hamburg partners Dr. Frank Evers and Paul Caesar Rode has advised Franchise Brands plc on the German law aspects of the acquisition of Pirtek Europe for GBP 200m.

Listed on the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange, Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focussing on B2B van-based reactive and planned services.

While the team around Dr. Frank Evers was responsible for the German part, the overall transaction, which involved eight jurisdictions, was coordinated by Gateley partners Paul Cliff, Martin Montgomery and Chris Jones.

Advisors

GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Dr. Frank Evers (Lead, Partner, M&A / Corporate, Hamburg)
Paul Caesar Rode (Lead, Associated Partner, M&A / Corporate, Hamburg)
Anna-Yasmin Theißen (Associated Partner, M&A / Corporate, Hamburg)
Nina Charlotte Hellich (Associate, M&A / Corporate, Hamburg)
Dr. Thomas Lange (Partner, Banking and Finance, Cologne)
Nele Motzek (Associate, Banking and Finance, Cologne)
Julia Restani, LL.M. (Associate, Banking and Finance, Frankfurt)
Dr. Frank Wilke (Partner, Labor and Employment Law, Cologne)
Sebastian Schäfer (Associated Partner, Labor and Employment Law, Cologne)
Dr. Maxim Kleine (Partner, Antitrust Law, Hamburg)
Dr. Max Jacobs (Associate, Antitrust Law, Hamburg)
Katja Maria Weiß (Associated Partner, Antitrust Law, Berlin)