Shearman & Sterling advised Warner Music Group (WMG) on the acquisition of EMP Merchandising Handelsgesellschaft mbH (EMP), one of Europe’s leading specialty music and entertainment merchandise e-tailers. The acquisition is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including competition authority approval in Germany.

EMP is a German specialty music and entertainment merchandise e-tailer headquartered in Lingen/Ems, Germany. EMP, founded in 1986, is represented in 18 countries in Europe and operates an online shop and five stores in Germany and Austria.

The Team

    Robert Katz
    Andreas Löhdefink
    Emma Maconick
    Ethan Harris
    Esther Jansen
    Jason Pratt
    Anders Kraft
    Mathias Stöcker
    Nick Ramphal
    Aliresa Fatemi
    Philipp Jaspers
    Christoph Auchter
    Evelin Moini
    Kevin Löffler
    Astrid Ruppelt
    Marion von Grönheim
    Marc Elzweig
    Eric Grosshandler
    Scott Israelite