Noerr advises Chinese investor on takeover of Dürr Ecoclean

Noerr has advised the Chinese company Shenyang Blue Silver Group (SBS Group) on a strategic investment in Germany. The engineering and machinery company is expected to acquire 85% of the shares in the Dürr Ecoclean Group at the end of the year. With annual sales of around €200 million, Dürr Ecoclean is the global market leader in surface processing systems for industrial parts.

SBS will acquire the shares via its listed subsidiary Shenyang Blue Silver Industry Automation Equipment Co., Ltd. The industrial group has sales revenues of €200 million and a workforce of 700.

The transaction is still subject to approval by the relevant authorities.

Noerr advised SBS under the lead of Dr Till Kosche. With its Frankfurt-based China Desk, Noerr is among the leading law firms in Europe to support Chinese companies and investors in their business activities.

Advisors to Shenyang Blue Silver Group: Noerr LLP

Dr Till Kosche (lead, Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Dr Martin Geipel (Regulatory & Governmental Affairs, Berlin), Tillmann Hecht (Employment & Pensions), Tobias Kugler (IT, both Frankfurt), Dr Mansur Pour Rafsendjani (Commerce), Dr Christoph Rieken (IP, both Munich), Peter Stauber (Antitrust, Berlin), Dr Stephan Schulz (Capital Markets), Dr Andrea Zwarg (Corporate/M&A, both Frankfurt)

Associates: Dr Jan Dinter (Regulatory & Governmental Affairs, Frankfurt), Silke Fink (IP, Munich), Martin Gliewe (Employment & Pensions), Dr Kathrin Hoger (Corporate/M&A, both Frankfurt), Alexander Mühleisen (Real Estate, Düsseldorf), Dr Daniel Müller (Banking & Finance, Frankfurt), Thomas Sternberg (Commerce, Munich), Manuela Wickenhöfer (IP, Munich), Dominik Zweigler (Employment & Pensions, Frankfurt)

Jia Yuan Law Offices (Beijing): Yaxin Song, Yue Liu, Hui Song, Qian Zhou