Sidley advised Summit Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Elatec, one of the world’s leading suppliers of multi-standard RFID readers, from DPE Deutsche Private Equity. DPE Deutsche Private Equity and its co-investors will retain a minority stake in Elatec.

The Sidley team was led by Private Equity partner Dr. Jan Schinköth (Munich), supported by partners Erik Dahl (Private Equity), Dr. Roderic Pagel (Tax) and Dr. Markus Feil (Finance), and associates Sebastian Walczak (Private Equity), Irina Krieger (Private Equity), Jörg Fischer (Tax), Maximilian Mayer (Finance), Dr. Peter Gseller (Finance), Thibault Reichelt (Private Equity), Bret Diskin (Private Equity) and Will Lawley (Private Equity).