McDermott advises Rhein Invest on majority stake in MC Shape

Munich — McDer­mott Will & Schulte has advi­sed the German-Dutch invest­ment company Rhein Invest on the acqui­si­tion of a majo­rity stake in the fitness studio opera­tor MC Shape. The foun­der will retain a signi­fi­cant stake in the company. 

MC Shape, based in Nagold, Baden-Würt­­te­m­­berg, was foun­ded in 2013 and now opera­tes 16 of its own and 21 fran­chise studios with more than 80,000 members. The focus is curr­ently on southern Germany; there are plans to expand its presence throug­hout Germany. 

Foun­ded in 2017 and based in Amster­dam, Rhein Invest invests in small and medium-sized enter­pri­ses (SMEs) with a strong DNA.

McDer­mott advi­sed Rhein Invest under the lead manage­ment of part­ners Hanno Witt and Ludwig Zesch on all tran­­sac­­tion-rela­­ted issues inclu­ding financing.

Advi­sor Rhein Invest: McDer­mott Will & Schulte, Munich

Hanno M. Witt, LL.M. (Lead, Private Equity), Ludwig Zesch (Lead, Finance), Alex­an­dra Prato (Coun­sel, Private Equity), Fran­ziska Sauer (Coun­sel, Finance), Dr. Florian Schie­fer (Tax Law, Frank­furt), Dr. Claus Färber (Coun­sel, IP/IT and Data Protec­tion Law); Asso­cia­tes: Nicole Kaps, Julia Külzer, Dr. Armin Teymouri, Parsin Walsi, LL.M., Dr. Manuel Weiß (all Private Equity), Lorenz Schwo­jer (Finance), Andreas H. Janßen (Commer­cial, Colo­gne), Janek Joos­ten, Lenn­art Neumann (both Employ­ment Law, Düsseldorf)