Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised Ohlinger Group on the merger with Vinventions LLC, located in Zebulon, USA.
The Fussgönheim-based Ohlinger Group is an international family company in third generation and has been well-known as one of the leading manufacturers of quality wine closure solutions to the still and sparkling wine industry for many years. Based on in-depth industrial expertise, Ohlinger offers a full range of closures, including high-quality screwcaps, high-end natural corks, Safecork synthetic corks and Vinolok glass closures. The Group, which was founded more than 60 years ago, has production locations in Germany as well as further companies in Italy and South Africa.
Vinventions was founded by family entrepreneur Marc Noel together with Bespoke Capital Partners, Dr. Heino Freudenberg and further partners. Early in 2015, Vinventions took over Normacorc LLC, the global leading supplier of synthetic wine closures. Including Ohlinger, Vinventions now has a workforce of more than 500 employees in a total of five locations worldwide, among others in the USA, Belgium, Germany, Argentina and China. Vinventions produces more than 2.5 billions closures per year. So, they close up every eighth bottle of wine worldwide.
Involved for SZA Schilling, Zutt and Anschütz were Dr. Thomas Nägele and Dr. Stefan Zeyher (Intellectual Property and Corporate/M&A, both SZA-lead counsel), Ben Koslowski (Private Clients), Dr. Michaela Balke and Dr. Andreas Herr (Corporate/M&A), Dr. Rolf Schmich and Dr. Astrid Nowakowski (Tax Law), Prof. Dr. Kristian Fischer (Administrative Law) and Dr. Anke Fuchs (Intellectual Property).
For almost a century, Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz has been one of the most reputable German corporate law firms. With more than 70 attorneys, the firm advises domestic and international clients in all areas of corporate and commercial law. The firm's capital markets practice is active as advisor to issuers and banks in domestic and international transactions, capital markets follow-up obligations and capital markets litigation.
