DLA Piper has been advising TÜV SÜD on the takeover of K+S Haustechnik Planungsgesellschaft. Through the takeover, TÜV SÜD is deliberately extending its range of services in the real estate sector. K+S specializes in sophisticated projects in the field of commercial and administrative property.

The service spectrum of TÜV SÜD AG encompasses consultancy, inspection, tests and expert reports as well as certification and training. Founded as a steam boiler inspection association in 1866, the technical service company employs in excess of 17,000 people at more than 800 locations in Europe, America, Asia and Africa for the optimization of technology, systems and know-how.

K+S Planungsgesellschaft, headquartered in Rheinbach, was founded in 1991 as a planning office for technical building equipment. The range of services offered covers new buildings, reconstructions, extensions, conversions, modernizations, maintenance work and repairs. Added to this are consultancy services in the fields of technical due diligence, energy sustainability and the revitalization of properties. Key customers included project developers, housing construction companies, retail groups, public authorities as well as funds and insurance companies.

“Orientation of the K+S service portfolio fits in excellently with the strategy that we are pursuing in our real estate division. We are delighted that support from DLA Piper has enabled this project to be concluded swiftly,” says Dr Ulrich Klotz, Head of Real Estate Services & Infrastructure Division at TÜV SÜD AG.

The team from DLA Piper managed by partner Dr Matthias Lupp (Corporate, Munich) included counsel Ksenia Ilina (Corporate, Munich) as well as Dr Thomas Jansen (Intellectual Property & Technology, Munich), Dr Kai Bodenstedt (Employment, Hamburg), Dr Jan Dreyer (Antitrust, Cologne), Dr Florian Haase (Tax, Hamburg) together with associates Timo Betjemann (Corporate, Cologne), Patrick Schwarzbart (Intellectual Property & Technology, Munich), Hans Peter Wiesemann (Intellectual Property & Technology, Munich), Jan-Ulf Suchomel (Litigation & Regulatory, Munich), Henriette Norda (Employment, Pensions & Benefits, Hamburg), Dr Ulrich Bartl (Antitrust, Cologne) and Daniela Steierberg (Tax, Hamburg).

Also advising the TÜV SÜD AG were the in-house lawyers Dr Nicole Knöringer-Fröhlich and Dr Sven Reckewerth.

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