Legal publisher JUVE has named Flick Gocke Schaumburg its Law Firm of the Year in the area of corporate tax. For the first time, JUVE has awarded what it considers to be outstanding tax advisory units. The JUVE 2022 Tax Handbook also ranks Flick Gocke Schaumburg at the top of other categories.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised Schenker AG and Deutsche Bahn AG on corporate and tax law aspects of the sale of the MTS Group to WE SE. Until now, MTS has been majority-owned by Deutsche Bahn’s subsidiary Schenker AG and other shareholders that contributed their shares in 2015 as part of a merger.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the REWE Group on preparing a cooperation agreement with the retail group Real and on conducting the proceedings before the German Federal Cartel Office.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised HomeToGo on tax aspects of acquiring e-domizil GmbH. The purchase price is roughly EUR 40 million, approximately EUR 2 million of which will be paid with class A shares in HomeToGo, and is subject to a usual purchase price adjustment mechanism.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised Oliver Herbig, founder of karriere tutor GmbH, on the entry of private equity investor Trill Impact.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the Printus group on the acquisition of a majority stake in Office Partner. The Printus group is acquiring a 70 percent stake in the Office Partner group.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the owners of the viastore group on the tax aspects of the sale of their shares to the Toyota Industries Corporation.

Chambers and Partners, the renowned British provider of legal research and analysis, has once again named Flick Gocke Schaumburg as the top-ranked firm for tax. The 2022 edition of the Chambers Europe guide places the firm top in the “Tax in Germany” category, as in previous years.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised Munich-based investor HV Capital on the launch of a new fund with a volume of EUR 430 million and on the sale and transfer of a portfolio worth EUR 402 million to the new fund.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has welcomed renowned expert Holger Maier to its subsidiary FGS Digital GmbH. Maier, who joined the firm’s Stuttgart office on March 1, 2022, was previously at Rödl & Partner, where he developed the fields of digital tax processes, operational VAT, and tax and travel compliance from 2018 onwards.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised Iptor Supply Chains Systems AB, a portfolio company of Bregal Unternehmerkapital, on the acquisition of TimberTec AG, a leading provider of ERP software for the timber industry.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the Luxembourg-based 468 SPAC II SE on the tax aspects and selected valuation questions connected with its successful initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The issue volume amounts to EUR 210 million.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised German furniture purchasing association Begros on joining the KHG group. Dr. Haus’s team advised Begros particularly on the complex legal questions under antitrust law and led proceedings with the Federal Cartel Office.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the Luxembourg-based SPAC GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE (GFJ) on the tax structuring aspects of its planned merger with the smart home energy startup tado GmbH. After completion, the combined group will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The target value of tado stands at EUR 450 million.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised Thomas Duvenbeck, the previous sole owner of the Duvenbeck logistics group, on the sale of a majority share to the investment group Waterland Private Equity.