Noerr has advised Inflexion Private Equity on the joint acquisition of the global animal and crop health division of the market research group GfK. The British investor takes over this division with its global market research activities alongside with the current management under the lead of Stephen Hearn by way of a carve-out.

The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter 2016. It is planned that all 220 staff members will remain with the carved-out division.

The Noerr team led by the London partner Dr. Thomas Schulz advised particularly in connection with the due diligence and on the German law aspects of the transaction.

Advisors to Inflexion Private Equity: Noerr LLP

Dr. Thomas Schulz (lead, Corporate, London), Sebastian Bock (Finance, Frankfurt), Yvonne Dietzel (Dresden), Dr. Heidi Mahr (Munich, both Employment & Pensions), Dr. Mansur Pour Rafsendjani (Commercial, Munich)

Associates: Robert Korndörfer (lead), Sebastian Diehl (both Corporate, London), Konrad Zdanowiecki (IT, Munich)
Lead counsel: Addleshaw Goddard (lead: Andrew Green)