Mayer Brown advised the BENTELER group on the acquisition of two sites of the insolvent WILCO Wilken Lasertechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

WILCO Wilken is a company in the laser cutting and erosion technology business. WILCO Wilken´s clients include in particular companies from the automobile and automobile supplier industry. Founded in 1979, the company was active on five sites before the transaction.

The Mayer Brown Team working on the transaction included Carsten Flaßhoff (Lead, Corporate, Düsseldorf), Dr. Jens Peter Schmidt (Antitrust, Brussels), Dr. Nicolas Rößler (Employment & Benefits, Frankfurt), Counsel Dr. Malte Richter (Corporate, Frankfurt) and associate Dr. Roman Wille (Corporate, Düsseldorf).