August.21.2018
Deutsch: Orrick berät VR Equitypartner bei Erwerb der Mehrheit an der Auto-Pflege-Zentrum GmbH
Orrick advised VR Equitypartner GmbH on the acquisition of a majority share in Auto-Pflege-Zentrum, Germany's largest nationwide provider of vehicle preparation services, from TÜV SÜD AG.
Auto-Pflege-Zentrum (APZ) is focused on the reprocessing of used and new vehicles, SMART Repair, vehicle logistics and other services for major customers, including nationwide operating car dealerships, manufacturer-owned branches and OEMs in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg. In Germany, APZ owns 14 service centers and is active through team partners at more than 200 other locations, generating an annual turnover of approximately €50 million.
VR Equitypartner is a leading German private equity financer. As a subsidiary of DZ Bank, VR Equitypartner is focused on family-owned medium-sized companies and has a portfolio comprising about 100 investments.
VR Equitypartner was advised by an Orrick team led by Munich-based M&A and private equity partner Christoph Brenner, who has previously advised VR Equitypartner on several transactions.
The team also included André Zimmermann (partner, employment, Düsseldorf), Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein (partner, tax, Düsseldorf), Christian Schröder (partner, data privacy IT/IP, Düsseldorf), Felix Schäfer (counsel, real estate, Düsseldorf), Andrea Köhler (managing associate, M&A and private equity, Munich), Bernhard Schmaderer (managing associate, M&A and private equity, Munich) and Robert Weinhold (associate, data privacy IT/IP, Düsseldorf).