Flick Gocke Schaumburg advises REWE Group on investor agreement for Feneberg stores

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the REWE Group on a joint investor agreement with the self-administration of Feneberg Lebensmittel GmbH (FLM) and LEH Allgäu GmbH to secure the future of the Feneberg outlets. FLM has been subject to insolvency proceedings in self-administration since April 1, 2026.

LEH Allgäu GmbH and the REWE Group are planning to operate a significant proportion of the 72 Feneberg outlets independently. The transaction is subject to approval by the Federal Cartel Office.

The advice covered the antitrust law aspects of the investor agreement and includes the forthcoming proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office.

Advisors to the REWE Group (antitrust law) Flick Gocke Schaumburg

Dr. Florian C. Haus; associates: Dr. Anna-Lena Weusthof, Dr. Valentin Urban (all antitrust law)

Earlier this year, Flick Gocke Schaumburg advised the REWE Group on the planned acquisition of up to 40 outlets of the Tegut supermarket chain from the Migros Zurich cooperative. The firm also advised on the acquisition of 15 real outlets in 2023, and, in 2022, on establishing a cooperation agreement with real GmbH and the related proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office.

Feneberg Lebensmittel GmbH was founded in 1947 by Theodor Feneberg, who later passed on the business to his two sons. Since 2025, it has been led by Amelie Feneberg, as the fourth generation of the family to run the business. The 72 Feneberg stores cover a region extending 100 kilometres in all directions from the company's headquarters in Kempten. <<<