Hamburg; Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Tenova on the acquisition of Technometal GmbH from management shareholders and Kern Industrie Automation GmbH & Co. KG. The purchase price is confidential.

Technometal GmbH with its seat in Duisburg, Germany, is a plantmaker with the ability to cover the full set of plants and services in the secondary metallurgy market: project studies, plant design, engineering, supply, commissioning, training and consulting.

Tenova is a worldwide supplier of advanced technologies, products and services for the metals and
mining & mineral industries. With about 5,000 people, Tenova operates through more than 30 operative companies located in 26 countries. With the acquisition of Technometal GmbH, Tenova strengthens its position as a recognized player in secondary metallurgy.

Only recently, Norton Rose Fulbright had advised Tenova on the acquisition of Metall Technologie Holding under the lead of Uwe Eppler (April 2013).

The current team was led by partner Uwe Eppler (tax) and senior associate Katharina von der Heyde (corporate/M&A), supported by partner Klaus von Gierke (corporate/M&A), partner Frank Weberndörfer (employment), senior associates Alexander von Reuss (tax), Ettje Trauernicht (IP), associates Peter Volkmann (employment), Frank Volpers and Thomas Kirschfink (both corporate, all Hamburg), Milana Chamberlain (partner) and Lenka Kusnier (associate, both corporate/M&A, Prague).

The sellers were advised by a team around Arnold Chr. Stange, International Tax and Legal Partner with HLB Stückmann, Bielefeld.

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