HEUKING Advises Harrier on the Acquisition of Halstan Germany

London/Stuttgart — A multi-office HEUKING team led by Dr. Alex­an­der Schott advi­sed the Harrier Group on its acqui­si­tion of Halstan Deutsch­land GmbH. Halstan Deutsch­land conso­li­da­tes the Halstan Group’s German prin­ting opera­ti­ons. The acqui­si­tion streng­thens Harrier’s Euro­pean presence and expands its capa­bi­li­ties in specia­li­zed publi­shing segments. The tran­sac­tion is part of Harrier’s broa­der acqui­si­tion of Halstan’s prin­ting opera­ti­ons in the United King­dom and Germany, which was led by the British law firm Michel­mo­res. HEUKING’s role included provi­ding advice during the due dili­gence process in Germany, as well as draf­ting and nego­tia­ting the rela­ted German tran­sac­tion documents. 

Harrier Group is head­quar­te­red in Newton Abbot, United King­dom, and is part of the U.S.-based District Photo Group. The group specia­li­zes in print-on-demand and photo gift fulfill­ment, and as part of the District Photo Harrier Group, it ranks among the world’s largest print-on-demand specia­lists with an inter­na­tio­nal produc­tion and distri­bu­tion network. 

Halstan was foun­ded in 1919 and is the United King­dom’s leading specia­list in the produc­tion of sheet music, books, and premium notebooks.

Advi­sors to Harrier LLC: HEUKING

Dr. Alex­an­der Schott (lead coun­sel), Dr. Peter Ladwig, Marco Bahmann, LL.M. (Univer­sity of Sydney), Antje Münch, LL.M. (IP/IT), all based in Stuttgart;
Felix Noack (all Corpo­rate Law/M&A), Munich
Chris­toph Hexel, Laura-Feli­cia Bokranz, LL.M. (Univer­sity of Cape Town), (both Employ­ment Law), both Düsseldorf;
Dr. Vero­nika Straub (Real Estate & Cons­truc­tion), Stuttgart;
Dr. Stefan Jöster, LL.M. (Insu­rance Law), Cologne;
Fabian Gaffron, Simon Pommer, LL.M. (both Tax Law), both Hamburg