The company has acquired all six authorized dealerships for Opel of the Dinnebier Group in the western part of Northrhine-Westphalia (Ruhrgebiet), organized in the Automobiles Centrum Dinnebier GmbH. Three dealerships are located in Duisburg, further three in Kamp-Lintfort, Moers and Krefeld respectively. Two locations also have trade contracts with KIA that will be continued.

With the acquisition, Ruhrdeichgruppe further expands its brand portfolio; the group also sells Kia, Citroen and Peugeot cars.

An Osborne Clarke team led by Dr Björn Hürten (M&A Corporate) and Christoph Boeminghaus (Distribution Law) advised the Ruhrdeichgruppe comprehensively. The team also included Annette Simon (M&A Corporate), Anneke Klütsch (Property), Andreas Grillo (Employment), Dr Marc Störing (IT) and Anne Gebel (Insolvency).

Osborne had already advised the client on the resolution of dealer agreements with Nissan at the beginning of this year.