ARQIS advises Minebea and Development Bank of Japan on the acquisition of the Industrial Technologies Division from Sartorius AG

06. January 2015

ARQIS has advised Minebea Co., Ltd. and its partner Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) on the acquisition of Industrial Technologies Division from Sartorius AG. The transaction is subject to regulatory clearance by the antitrust authorities.

According to the agreement signed on 19 December 2014, Minebea and DBJ will acquire 51 % respectively 49 % of all shares in Sartorius Mechatronics T&H GmbH from Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment provider.

The Industrial Technologies Division of Sartorius is specialized in industrial weighing and control technologies. It consists of Sartorius MTH and its subsidiaries and recorded sales revenue of 102 million Euros for fiscal year 2013. The division employs around 700 employees, 350 of whom work at its German sites in Hamburg, Aachen and Bovenden. The production facilities are located in Germany, India and China and the sales subsidiaries are located in several European countries as well as U.S.A and Japan.

The advisory services of ARQIS included legal due diligence, structural advice as well as contract drafting and negotiations. ARQIS lead an international legal team consisting of Baker Hostetler (USA), Chiomenti (Italy), CHSH (Austria), CMS (Poland), Cuatrecasas (Spain), Fox Williams (UK), Gide (France), Khaitan & Co (India), Meyerlustenberger (Switzerland), Nauta Dutilh (Belgium, The Netherlands), SyCip (Philippines) and TMI Associates (Japan, China).

Advisor Minebea / DBJ

ARQIS Rechtsanwälte (Duesseldorf/Munich) Dr. Shigeo Yamaguchi, Eberhard Hafermalz (both co-lead, both corporate/M&A), Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier (labor), Dimitrios Christopoulos (commercial), Dr. Ulrich Lienhard (real estate), Johannes Landry (restructuring); Associates: Patrick Schöldgen, Laura Brauers, Andrea Schlote (all corporate/M&A), Dr. Sebastian Schröder, Dr. Markus Schwipper (both labor), Beata Drenker and Marco Wagner (both commercial) HOW

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