Osborne Clarke has advised Hitmeister GmbH on its sale to Real Group Holding GmbH. The Internet marketplace Hitmeister has a 10 million-strong product range with both new and used goods. In the past year the company generated sales of EUR 43 million.

Real Group Holding GmbH acquires 100 per cent of the shares of the associated company. The acquisition enables Real to further expand its performance and competency in the digital sector. The transaction is subject to approval from the German Federal Cartel Office.

The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the sale was led by Partner Nicolas Gabrysch (M&A corporate law) who was assisted by Konstantin Ewald (IT law), Dr Benjamin Monheim, Till-Manuel Saur (both Corporate), Andreas Grillo (Employment law), Dr Thomas Funke, Ingo Spahr (both Competition law) and Joachim Breithaupt (Tax law).