Dechert LLP advised European private equity investor Gimv NV (Gimv) on its investment in Mackevision Medien Design GmbH (Mackevision). Following the transaction, Gimv now holds more than a 50% majority stake in Mackevision. Mackevision’s management also remains a significant shareholder. The proceeds will be used for further expansion of the product portfolio and securing Mackevision’s future growth.

Gimv is a European investment company listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels. The company manages investments of some 1.8 billion euros in 60 portfolio companies.

Mackevision is one of the global market leaders in computer generated imagery (CGI). The firm, which was established in 1994, employs more than 300 staff members and is active in 3D visualization, animation and visual effects and is winner of the 2014 Emmy awards.

The Dechert advisory team led by Federico Pappalardo and Giovanni Russo in addition to Dr. Armin Fary and Carina Klaes-Staudt (both Corporate, Munich), Clemens Graf York von Wartenburg (Brussels) and Laura Titze (Frankfurt), both Antitrust/Competition, Harraj Panesar (Labor & Employment) and Isaac Bordon (Real Estate Finance) in London, Jeffrey Rubin (Labor & Employment, Philadelphia), and Wei Wei (Corporate), Francois Quintard-Morenas (Real Estate) and Jenny Liu (Corporate) in New York.

Legal advisor Mackevision / shareholders: Seith Miller Steinlein (Dr. Eckart Seith).