[Munich/Cologne, ] A team from GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB, headed by Munich partner Andreas Peter and Cologne partner Dr. Alexander Kessler, advised the shareholders of Ebert + Jacobi GmbH & Co. KG in the sale of their entire holding to Essen-based pharmacy cooperative NOWEDA eG.
Ebert + Jacobi, a traditional company founded in Würzburg in 1884, supplies some 2,000 pharmacies across Germany – from Lower Saxony to Bavaria – and, with a staff of over 600, has an annual turnover of about EUR 750 million. This made Ebert + Jacobi the largest owner-managed pharmaceutical wholesaler in the country. NOWEDA came out on top of the bidding process, which was managed by KPMG Deal Advisory. NOWEDA is a pharmacist-owned enterprise with a total turnover of EUR 5.6 billion. The takeover is expected to complete on 1 January 2017, subject only to approval of the merger by the Federal Cartel Office. The parties agreed to keep the value of the deal confidential.
Advisors to the shareholders of Ebert + Jacobi
GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Andreas Peter, Partner, Finance, Munich
Dr. Alexander Kessler, Partner, Corporate/M&A, Cologne
Dr. Thomas Lange, Partner, Corporate/Finance, Cologne
Dr. Frank Wilke, Partner, Employment Law, Cologne
Dr. Christian Bürger, Associated Partner, Competition Law, Cologne
Cornelia Kinast, Associated Partner, Tax, Munich
Michael Gierth, Associated Partner, Real Estate, Munich
Vivien Stranz, Associate, Finance, Munich
Dr. Michael Zenker, Associate, Corporate, Cologne
Dr. Sebastian Hagemann, Associate, Corporate, Cologne
Simon Mathias Lill, Associate, Corporate, Cologne
KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG
Alexander Bischoff, Partner, Deal Advisory, Frankfurt am Main
Angelika Zahn, Senior Manager, Corporate Tax Services, Frankfurt am Main
Katja Friedrich, Partner, Corporate Tax Services, Frankfurt am Main
Astrid Breycha-Tromp, Partner, Corporate Tax Services, Frankfurt am Main
Sven Kalisch, Assistant Manager, Deal Advisory, Frankfurt am Main
Vanessa Lehmann, Senior Associate, Deal Advisory, Frankfurt am Main
Advisors to NOWEDA eG
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Dr. Kai Hasselbach, Partner, Corporate, Munich
Dr. Elmar Schnitker, Partner, Employment Law, Cologne
Dr. Carsten Bronny, Principal Associate, Competition Law, Cologne
Maike Pröhl, Associate, Corporate, Cologne
Dr. Dörthe Imberg, Associate, Corporate, Munich
NOWEDA eG Inhouse
Cornelia Rolf
Martin Jovy
