Noerr advises DAX company GEA on forming a joint venture with RebelDot

A Noerr team led by Harald Selzner, Gerrit Henze and Hannah Besting has advised DAX-listed GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft on forming a strategic joint venture with RebelDot, a leading Romanian technology company. The joint venture – named “RebelDot Process Industries” – will be headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and will launch in January 2026.

The joint venture will focus on delivering specialized software development services – including web, mobile, and AI solutions – tailored to the needs of industrial customers. RebelDot Process Industries combines GEA’s deep process industry expertise with RebelDot’s excellence in software engineering to help process industry and mechanical engineering companies accelerate the development, scaling, and operation of their digital solutions. Customers will benefit from shorter product time-to-market, greater development efficiency, and cost-effective operations through modern DevOps practices.

RebelDot is one of Romania’s most dynamic technology companies, headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, a major European tech hub.

Advisors to GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Noerr

Lead: Harald Selzner (partner), Gerrit Henze (associated partner), Hannah Besting (senior associate, all Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf)

Corporate/M&A: Ingo Theusinger (partner), Lea Fieseler (associate, both Düsseldorf)

Antitrust: Jens Peter Schmidt (partner), Fabian Hübener (associated partner, both Brussels)

Tax: Andre Happel (partner), Thomas Renner (senior associate, both Frankfurt)

Local Counsel Romania: Kinstellar