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Supporting your business through change

The industrials sector is undergoing transformation on various levels, creating many challenges. We advise companies as they turn these challenges into opportunities to lead in their markets.

No matter where you are along your journey, our lawyers can help you through your transition into a sustainable and digital future. 

We work extensively with clients in manufacturing industries, including chemicals, automotive, and aerospace and defense. Many of our lawyers have held senior positions at big-name industrials companies. 

This experience singles out our insight into the decisions and challenges you face as particularly suitable. It enables us to effectively contribute to your growth plans – through advising on your M&A, protecting your IP, managing your supply chain and streamlining your commercial contracting.

We advise on digital tools and cyber defense, and we help you tackle ESG, energy disruption and reputational risk issues. 

 

“We do more M&A deals globally in industrial automation, products, and services than any other firm.”

We do more M&A deals globally in industrial automation, products, and services than any other firm. This includes advising on joint ventures and new types of partnerships for the purpose of innovation. Our lawyers also help you comply with regulations and manage your litigation risks, with creative strategies to limit, resolve and mitigate claims and regulatory concerns. And we defend you if you face sanctions, class actions or investigations. 

We act for OEMs, parts manufacturers, and producers of petrochemicals and specialty chemicals products, among others. Clients like Airbus, Michelin, BASF and General Electric call on us to guide them on their pioneering projects. Examples include new mobility and hydrogen, and smart and dark factories. From experience, we know how to overcome the legal and the technical issues that come up in these kinds of scenarios. We get you the right results for your business strategy.

 

Experience

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  • Advising Airbus on several strategic projects, including strategic sourcing, the design and creation of a global flight training curriculum, its Digital Workplace project, and in transactional projects such as their AirTanker joint venture.
  • Advising Montana Aerospace AG, a manufacturer of complex lightweight components and structures for the aerospace industry, on its successful IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
  • Advising Northrop Grumman on their Norwegian Satellite Programme.
  • Advising BAE Systems in various transactions, including its USD 1.925 billion asset acquisition of the former Collins Military GPS business and its USD 275 million asset acquisition of the Military Airborne Radio business, both from Raytheon Technologies, simultaneously signed.
  • Advising Heart Aerospace, a Swedish company developing electric airplanes for commercial short haul flights, on a variety of matters including IP, investment programs, commercial contracts and acquisitions.
  • Advising on a joint venture with Daimler and Volvo for the establishment of a EV charging network for trucks and busses along major European highways.
  • Advising Daimler across the US, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada, on a joint venture with Volvo to develop, produce and commercialize hydrogen-based fuel-cell systems primarily for use in heavy-duty trucks.
  • Advising Hyundai/KIA Motors in Asia and Europe on its EUR100 million Series A investment in Arrival, a company creating and designing state of art electric vehicles.
  • Advising BASF on the establishment of its strategic cooperation with Norilsk Nickel for the production of battery materials for electric vehicles in Finland.
  • Advising BASF on several transactions relating to offshore wind farms Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ – the first subsidy-free and the largest offshore wind farm in the world) and Hollandse Kust West (HKW), including the acquisition of 49,5% stake in HKZ from Vattenfall with a total commitment in this project to c. EUR1.6 billion, and the partnership with Vattenfall to jointly participate in the tender process for HKW.
  • Advising petrochemical company SABIC on various transactional and nontransactional matters, including compliance of their industrial site in the Netherlands with new regulations regarding carbon emission reduction; a joint venture with Plastics Energy to produce raw materials from recycled plastics; and the intended pre-merger carve-out of its specialties business to Clariant.
  • Advising MKS Instruments, a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, on its USD 5.1 billion acquisition of Atotech Limited.
  • Advising Indo-MIM and its affiliates on an IPO and expansion of additive manufacturing facilities in the United States, India, and Mexico.
  • Representing Marmon Holdings (part of Berkshire Hathaway) in the acquisition of several engineering and manufacturing companies located in the US, Canada, the UK and China.
  • Advising on the multi-jurisdictional group reorganisation and separation of Arconic into two separate NYSE listed companies, Howmet Aerospace and Arconic Corporation, and their respective groups.

Recognition

  • International Deal of the Year 2021 – The Insider North West Dealmakers Awards (UK), for our role in the sale of specialty chemicals company Fragrance Oils to Givaudan SA
  • Ranked Tier 1 for Industry Focus: Manufacturing in Italy – Legal 500 2022
  • Ranked Tier 1 for Industry Focus: Manufacturing in Spain – Legal 500 2022
  • Ranked Band 1 for Aviation in France – Chambers Europe 2022
  • Ranked Tier 3 for Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Automotive/Transport in USA – Legal 500 2022

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