Led by Hamburg partner Carla Luh and Frankfurt Counsel Alexander Stefan Rieger Hogan Lovells has advised Kapsch TrafficCom AG, an internationally renowned provider of intelligent transportation systems and European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) Provider, as well as Axxès SAS, a leading business in the European heavy goods vehicles (HGV) toll collection market and EETS Provider, on all aspects relating to the implementation of an innovative joint venture in the European HGV tolling sector.

The purpose of the joint venture incorporated in France and named MoKA SAS is to design, build and operate a sustainable technology platform serving the EETS activities of both shareholders. Both shareholders aim to share investments and technology to increase their service portfolio as well as to improve commercial conditions by realising economies of scale.

"We are very pleased to have advised Kapsch TrafficCom and Axxès on the set-up of this pioneering joint venture which will allow our clients to optimize their respective efforts in establishing competitive EETS solutions", said Alexander Stefan Rieger.

Hogan Lovells for Kapsch TrafficCom and Axxès

Dr. Carla Luh (Partner, Hamburg), Dr. Alexander Stefan Rieger (Counsel, Frankfurt) (both Infrastructure, Energy, Ressources and Projects);

Dr. Salomé Cisnal De Ugarte (Partner), Dr. Clemens Ziegler (Senior Associate) (both Antitrust, Brussels);

Jean-Marc Franceschi (Partner), Bob Zeller (Associate) (both Corporate, Paris);

Piotr Skurzynski (Counsel), Dr. Maciej Gac (both Antitrust, Warsaw).