Noerr advised thyssenkrupp Marine Systems on the agreement of a strategic partnership for the construction of submarines which enabled thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to secure a submarine manufacturing contract for the Norwegian navy.

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is a leading system provider for submarines and naval vessels worldwide. The new German-Norwegian partnership is based on the joint purchase and lifetime management of identical submarines. The Norwegian defence ministry selected thyssenkrupp Marine Systems after conclusion of an extensive selection process.

A Noerr team led by the Berlin partners Anka Ehrich, Dr. Tibor Fedke and Prof. Dr. Karsten Metzlaff advised thyssenkrupp Marine Systems comprehensively on securing the strategic partnership, including addressing all antitrust questions.

Advising clients on joint ventures and M&A transactions in strongly regulated industries is one of the focus areas of Noerr and especially of the Berlin corporate partners Dr. Tibor Fedke and Dr. Christoph Spiering.

Advisors to thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH: Noerr LLP

Anka Ehrich, Dr. Tibor Fedke (both Corporate), Prof. Dr. Karsten Metzlaff (Antitrust, all team lead), Katrin Andrä, Felix Blobel (both Corporate), Hanno Schaper, Dr. Oliver Vahrenholt (both Antitrust), Dr. Bärbel Sachs (Foreign Trade, all Berlin), Dr. Christoph Rieken (IP Law, Munich), Jan Moritz Lang (Antitrust, Brussels)