Simmons & Simmons has advised Actief Interim, one of the largest and independent temporary employment agencies for Benelux, on its acquisition of German ISU group.

Actief Interim is a portfolio company of the private equity investor Gilde. The ISU group is one of the leading independent companies in the temporary staffing business in Germany.

This acquisition represents a first step for Actief Interim in the German market after significant growth in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The transaction was led by corporate/M&A partner Dr Stephan Ulrich based in the firm’s Dusseldorf office, and Leo Verhoeff, private equity partner in the firm’s Amsterdam office.

Stephan Ulrich commented on the transaction: ‘‘We were pleased to advise Actief Interim on this challenging acquisition. This transaction demonstrates our strength in handling cross-border M&A transactions’’.

The international team from Simmons & Simmons included: Dr Stephan Ulrich (Lead Partner, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf), Leo Verhoeff (Partner, Private Equity, Amsterdam), Heiko Stoll (Partner, Tax, Frankfurt), Frank Hollstein (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Christian Bornhorst (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf), Patrick Rivet (Associate, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf), Alexander Greth (Counsel, Employment, Düsseldorf), Laura Klare (Associate, Employment, Düsseldorf), Martin Gramsch (Associate, Antitrust, Düsseldorf), Jochen Beyer (Associate, Tax, Frankfurt), Robbert Jansen (Associate, Private Equity, Amsterdam).