Japanese technology company Tsukishima Kikai Co. Ltd., Tokyo, acquired the majority shareholding in Bokela Ingenieurgesellschaft für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik mbH and its subsidiaries at the end of 2014. Luther Rechtsanwalts - gesellschaft mbH advised the shareholders of the medium -
sized Karlsruhe company Bokela within the scope of the transaction.

By joining Bokela, Tsukishima Kikai intends to establish an independent business unit and bridgehead in Europe for the extension of their business activities. The former owner and managing directors of Bokela – Dr. Reinhard Bott and Dr. Thomas Langeloh – will continue to manage the company together with the newly appointed directors.

Bokela is a technology leader in the field of solid-liquid separation. By the takeover Tsukishima Kikai seeks to improve its own dewatering and filter technology.
At the same time Bokela will expand its range of services. As a result, new technological solutions can be developed which will result in significant growth for the
medium-sized company.

About Bokela

The Karlsruhe company ranks as one of the worldwide leading suppliers of modern filtration plants for process filtration for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food and raw material industry. With subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil and India and a worldwide net of representatives Bokela serves international
markets. More information under: www.bokela.com

About Tsukishima Kikai

Tsukishima Kikai is listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange and specialises in the field of energy and environmental technology as well as industrial plants in the process industry. More information under: www.tsk - g.co.jp/en/

On behalf of Bokela

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Stuttgart: Dr. Ulrich Philippi (Partner, Lead Partner), Matthias Fickert, Kathrin Rettner (all Mergers & Acquisitions), Peter M. Schäffler, (Partner, Tax Law, Munich), Carsten Andreas Senze (Partner), Dr. Heiko Zimmer M.J.I. (both Intellectual Property and Copyright Law), Dietmar Heise (Partner), Dr. André Friedl (both Employment Law), Dr. Thomas Kapp, LL.M. (Partner), Karin Hummel M.A. (both Antitrust Law)

On behalf of Tsukishima Kikai

Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart: Michael Burian (Lead), Dr. Christopher Vogel