Noerr advises Chinese group Weichai Power on takeover of Aradex AG

Noerr has advised Weichai Power Co., Ltd. on the strategic takeover of Aradex AG, which is headquartered in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg. Weichai Power, one of China’s largest vehicle and power system conglomerates, is acquiring an 80 per cent stake in the target company.

Aradex AG has in recent years transformed from a developer and manufacturer of industrial drive systems into a supplier of electric drive technology systems in the commercial vehicles sector. Its product portfolio includes inverters, DC/DC converters and electric motors. As part of the Weichai Group, Aradex will in future pursue a global growth target. Both partners will collaborate closely on developing new drive solutions for commercial vehicles with renewable energy sources.

Advisors to Weichai Power Co., Ltd.: Noerr LLP

Dr Florian Becker (Team Lead, Corporate/M&A, Munich), Yvonne Dietzel (Employment Law, Dresden), Dr Benjamin Jahn (Employment Law, Munich), Dr Kathrin Westermann, Pascal Schumacher (both Antitrust, Berlin), Dr Bärbel Sachs (Foreign Trade Law, Berlin), Dr Alexander Jänecke (Real Estate Law, Frankfurt), Professor Sebastian Wündisch (IT Law, Dresden), Dr Michael Reiling (Commercial Law, Munich)

Associates: Johannes Pfeiffer (Corporate/M&A, Munich), Dr Yifan Zhu, Dr Ying Wang (both Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Anne-Kristin Schiller (Capital Markets, New York), Dr Johannes Schäffer (Foreign Trade Law, Berlin), Eva Witzleb (Antitrust, Berlin), Dr Stefan Bauer (Antitrust, Munich), Dr Cathrin Falkner (Employment Law, Munich), Dr David Bomhard (IT Law, Munich), Theresa Arand (IP Law, Dresden), Frithjof Terberger (Real Estate Law, Frankfurt), Dr Carl-Wendelin Neubert, Dr Max Helleberg (both Regulatory Law, Berlin)

Additional advisors: Commerce & Finance Law Offices (China)