Noerr advises Swedish Bufab Group on acquisition of novia Group from Family Trust

A Noerr team led by Holger Alfes and Gerrit Henze has advised the listed Swedish Bufab Group on the acquisition of the international novia Group, which specialises in global sourcing solutions. The seller is the German investment company Family Trust.

novia Goup provides global sourcing solutions and engineering services, focusing on cost saving for its customers while ensuring sourcing and supply chain efficiency. novia Group has a wide range of high-profile customers across various markets such as MedTech, sanitary fittings, energy and solar. The company has operations in Germany, Switzerland, China and Vietnam.

Bufab offers its customers a full-service solution as supply chain partner for sourcing, quality control, sustainability and logistics. The group had a turnover of SEK 8.0 billion (730 million Euro) in 2024. Bufab´s shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2014.

Advisors to Bufab Group: Noerr

Lead: Holger Alfes (partner, Capital Markets/Mergers & Acquisitions, Frankfurt), Gerrit Henze (associated partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, Dusseldorf)

Mergers & Acquisitions: Maurice Séché (partner, Dusseldorf), Lars Frederik Bühren (senior associate, Dusseldorf), Janna Lakos (associate, Frankfurt), Yifan Zhu (counsel, Frankfurt)

Private Equity: Dominik Rompza (partner, Frankfurt)

Antitrust & Competition: Fabian Badtke (partner, Frankfurt), Sarah Müller (associate, Frankfurt)

Digital Business: Michael Reiling (partner, Munich), Diana Richter (counsel, Munich), Marvin Bartels (senior associate, Berlin), Lukas Schu (senior associate, Frankfurt)

Employment & Pensions: Boris Blunck (partner, Frankfurt), Daniela Reinhardt (associate, Frankfurt)

Real Estate: Raphaël Hebecker (senior associate, Dusseldorf)

Regulatory: Joachim Rung (senior associate, Munich)

Tax: Andre Happel (partner, Frankfurt), Tim Löper (associated partner, Munich)