Tax Law | Transactions / M&A

Flick Gocke Schaumburg advises shareholders of JUMP House on sale and integration into the RUSH Group

29.10.2021 | Deals done

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the shareholders of JUMP House Holding GmbH in connection with its sale and integration into the RUSH Group.

Founded by Christoph Ahmadi and Till Walz in Hamburg in 2014, JUMP House Holding GmbH is one of the forerunners in the growing trampoline park market in Germany. The company runs parks in Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig and Bremen. The expansion of the brand is to be continued with the sale to the Norwegian company Parc Invest AS and a continuing investment by the shareholders. The RUSH Group is primarily known through the brands RUSH and Airhop.

Park Invest AS, currently operating in six countries, is a rapidly growing Norwegian company in the leisure industry in northern Europe. The main shareholder is the private equity fund Equip Capital. As part of the acquisition, the shareholders of JUMP House Holding GmbH will become shareholders and advisors of the European group to support growth and integration management.

During the transaction, Flick Gocke Schaumburg primarily advised on tax issues involved in the sale and continuing investment, as well as on the financial due diligence.

Advisors to the shareholders (tax advice and financial due diligence): Flick Gocke Schaumburg

Dr. Christian Pitzal (tax; lead), Marc Schmidt, André Strecker (financial due diligence); Associates: Dr. Frederik Schumacher, Stefan Schulz