Clifford Chance advised Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), Glenview (Illinois/USA), on its takeover of the Meurer-Group, Fürstenau (Germany). ITW acquired all shares in Meurer Verpackungssysteme GmbH and in Meurer Elektro- und Steuerungstechnik GmbH (including four subsidiaries). The consummation of the transaction is subject to its approval by the Federal Cartel Office.

The Meurer-Group develops, manufactures and distributes high-quality grouping packaging machines, primarily for the beverages, foodstuffs and pharmaceutical industries, and generated sales of approximately EUR 70 million with its approximately 600 employees in 2012.

ITW is a listed US conglomerate with currently approximately 800 group companies. ITW's annual sales in 2012 totalled approximately USD 18 billion.

The Clifford Chance team was led by partner Dr. Thomas Stohlmeier and included senior associate Dr. Jan Gudlick (both Corporate/M&A), partner Mark Besen and senior associate Nadia Esken (both Antitrust), partner Thomas Hey, senior associate Johannes Simon and associate Anja Schöder (all Emloyment) as well as Partner Reinhard Scheer-Hennings with senior associate Thomas Beisken (both real estate) – all Düsseldorf.

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