International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Eltel Group Corporation on the purchase of Edi.Son Energietechnik GmbH. Eltel is a leading European provider of technical services for critical infrastructure networks (Infranet), with a strong presence in the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland and the United Kingdom.

The acquisition of Eltel will further strengthen the sectors of energy transfer and energy distribution in Germany. The acquisition is as yet subject to merger control clearance.

The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the purchase was led by Dr. Alexander Dlouhy, who was assisted by Philip Meichssner, Julia Steichele (all M&A corporate law), Dr. Timo Karsten, Viktoria Winstel (both labour law), Anneke Klütsch, Thomas Schnabel (both real estate law), Dr. Thomas Lindner (commercial), Dr. Johannes Ballestrem, Jan Hellenbrand (industrial property rights), Nico Just (merger control law) und Dr. Karsten Lisch (IT). Osborne Clarke has already been acting as a consultant to Eltel since 2012.

Osborne Clarke has extensive expertise in the energy sector and a renowned Nordic Desk. Osborne Clarke regularly advises international companies from the energy sector and from Scandinavia.