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HEUKING has once again been recognized by the India Business Law Journal as one of the leading international law firms for India-related legal work in the “Regional & Specialist” category. For the past 19 years, the India Business Law Journal has published its annual Intelligence Report, which highlights top-performing law firms that have successfully advised on India-related transactions over the previous twelve months. This year, over 600 law firms worldwide were evaluated
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A team led by Ariane Neubauer, Equity Partner at HEUKING's Berlin office, provided comprehensive advice to AssistMe GmbH (AssistMe) on its oversubscribed financing round in the amount of EUR 5.2 million. MedTech company AssistMe, a pioneer in digital assistance systems for nursing care, intends to use the financing to further roll out its IoT platform alea in inpatient, outpatient, and clinical care and to establish a production in Brandenburg
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In its most recent issue, WirtschaftsWoche named Dr. Anna Lena Glander, Salaried Partner at HEUKING’s Düsseldorf office, as one of Germany’s top lawyers in Criminal Law for Private Individuals. This marks the first time Dr. Glander has received this recognition. HEUKING continues to be ranked among the leading law firms in this field
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A HEUKING team led by Hamburg-based Partner Dr. Lothar Ende advised Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH on a significant life sciences transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Desitin transferred the exclusive global rights to the patents covering sulthiame, an active ingredient used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep-related respiratory disorders, to U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company Apnimed, Inc
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A cross-office HEUKING team led by Frankfurt-based Partners Michael Neises and Christine Grau legally advised the Alzey-Worms district on the acquisition of DRK Krankenhaus Alzey from the insolvency administrator. The purchase agreement was signed on June 12, 2025, and the transaction closed on July 1, 2025. Insolvency proceedings for the assets of DRK gemeinnützige Krankenhausgesellschaft mbH Rheinland-Pfalz (the hospital company) had been initiated on March 1, 2025
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A team led by Dr. Sönke Görgens, Partner at the firm’s Hamburg office, HEUKING legally advised Mannheim based Primus Valor AG on acquiring a residential portfolio of 317 units in the Allgäu region. The portfolio comprises some 16,400 square meters of residential space across three locations: Kempten, Kaufbeuren, and Memmingen
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A HEUKING team led by Cologne based Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe has successfully advised clients on drafting and publishing what are referred to as prospectus exempt documents. Since December 2024, issuers have been permitted under new statutory provisions to substitute a full securities prospectus with a concise document of up to 11 pages in certain share offerings and listings
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HEUKING is significantly expanding its Health Care & Life Sciences practice with the addition of three new Equity Partners at its Munich office. Dr. Manja Epping, Dr. Stefanie Greifeneder, and Dr. Sonja Ackermann will join the firm by the beginning of 2026 at the latest, bringing with them a team of Associates. The group is joining from Taylor Wessing and will strengthen HEUKING’s advisory capabilities in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sectors. Dr. Manja Epping and Dr
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TIN INN Holding AG has successfully completed its IPO in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The first day of trading on May 19, 2025, started with an opening price of €6.90 per share. Based on this price, the market capitalization amounts to approximately €138 million. A HEUKING team led by Cologne partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe successfully advised TIN INN Holding AG on its initial public offering
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A HEUKING team led by Cologne partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Circus SE on a capital increase with subscription rights of up to €21.5 million from authorized capital. The pre-placement was successfully completed. The capital increase is being carried out against cash contributions through the issue of 1,330,588 new bearer shares. The placement/subscription price is EUR 16 per share, resulting in total issue proceeds of EUR 21.5 million
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A team led by HEUKING partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe in Cologne provided legal advice on several bond issues at the end of the year. The issuers included SANHA GmbH & Co. KG, Score Capital AG, and The Platform Group GmbH & Co. KG. SANHA places bond and already raises €14.7 million SANHA GmbH & Co. KG has successfully placed its new 2024/29 corporate bond (ISIN DE000A383VY6 / WKN A383VY) with a volume of €14.7 million on the capital market
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A HEUKING team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Geratherm Medical AG on the transfer of its entire operating business relating to medical devices to Geratherm Medical Germany AG, a wholly owned subsidiary. The spin-off, which was approved by the Annual General Meeting on August 16, 2024, became effective on October 25, 2024, upon entry in the commercial register. This marks the start of the realignment of Geratherm Medical AG
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A team led by HEUKING partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, provided legal advice and support to the NAGA Group in its merger with the Key Way Group (KWG). The merger of the two companies is expected to generate significant synergies. It also strategically positions NAGA to build the world's largest social trading network. This will enable customers to trade stocks and cryptoassets or copy trades
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A venture capital (VC) team led by Düsseldorf-based HEUKING partner Dr. Patrick Müller provided legal advice to HealthTech start-up hellomed Group GmbH on its late seed financing. In the financing round by business angels and well-known family offices, a seven-figure amount was invested in the company. The financing round was immediately followed by an increase in share capital. Founded in 2022, the Berlin-based GmbH is registered in the Charlottenburg Commercial Register
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Advised by a HEUKING team led by the Dusseldorf based Corporate/M&A Partner Dr. Martin Imhof, Eternal Sun has acquired the key assets of the German company WAVELABS Solar Metrology Systems GmbH. The acquisition was structured as an asset deal resulting in a newly founded subsidiary, WAVELABS Eternal Sun GmbH, based in Leipzig. Eternal Sun, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, is a specialist in solar module testing and characterization solutions
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A venture capital (VC) team led by Düsseldorf-based HEUKING partner Dr. Patrick Müller provided legal advice to health tech start-up hellomed Group GmbH on its late seed financing. In the financing round by business angels and well-known family offices, a seven-figure amount was invested in the company. The financing round was immediately followed by an increase in share capital. Founded in 2022, the Berlin-based GmbH is registered in the Charlottenburg Commercial Register
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A HEUKING team consisting of Düsseldorf-based Partner Christoph Hexel and Senior Associate Anna Schenke successfully represented the operator of several senior care facilities in a legal dispute concerning the withdrawal of a company car that was also authorized for private use. The team prevailed across all three instances before the labor courts
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A HEUKING team led by Partners Prof. Dr. Georg Streit, Dr. Marc Scheunemann, and Dr. Ulrich Jork advised epsotech group on legal and tax matters relating to its international realignment. The transaction involved the acquisition of the group’s international subsidiaries by SKENDER GmbH
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A team led by Düsseldorf-based HEUKING partner Dr. Peter Vocke provided legal advice to 3M Real Estate GmbH & Co. KG and 3M Deutschland GmbH on the sale of a former building in Germany. The approximately 85,000 m² site in Neuss will be taken over by Panattoni for the sustainable development of a business and commercial park based on the "City Dock" concept. Part of the property will remain owned by 3M and will continue to be used by the company. 3M thus remains committed to the location
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A HEUKING team led by Dr. Timo Piller, salaried partner in the Düsseldorf office, advised the DAX40 company Vonovia SE on the successful offering of a share dividend (scrip dividend). Vonovia shareholders again had the choice this year between a dividend in cash and a share alternative. Within the subscription period, a dividend payment in the form of new shares was chosen for more than 35% of the dividend-bearing shares. This corresponds to a capital increase of around €356.7 million
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Lantmännen signed an agreement with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) to divest Swecon, which is an authorized retail partner for Volvo CE in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Closing is expected to occur in the second half of 2025
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A HEUKING team led by Salaried Partner Mark Rossbroich comprehensively advised Munich-based AI-ConTech startup alago on its oversubscribed, seven-figure pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Realyze Ventures and included participation from D11Z. Ventures, the CDTM Venture Fund, and several seasoned business angels from the construction sector and venture development community
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HEUKING is teaming up with legal tech company JUNE to launch the pilot phase of the LabourLouis tool with selected clients. The law firm will begin using the AI-powered case management and automation platform to handle employment law disputes more efficiently, particularly for large corporations and insolvency administrators
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A Heuking team led by Munich-based M&A Partners Boris Dürr and Christian Schild legally advised AL-KO group on the sale of its AL-KO Gardentech division to Chinese group Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery. Following regulatory approval, the transaction was successfully concluded with closing of the transaction at the beginning of February 2025
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As part of its strategic growth, INTEC Holding GmbH has acquired majority stakes in OSW Technische Dokumentation Verlag GmbH, TECO Technical Concept GmbH, and SCOPE Engineering GmbH from ARBOR Gruppe GmbH. A team led by Cologne-based HEUKING Partner Kristina Schneider advised INTEC throughout the entire transaction process, including legal due diligence, contract negotiations, and closing