Munich ‑The Munich-based private equity inves­tor Family Trust Inves­tor has acqui­red a stake in Hyla Germany GmbH and was compre­hen­si­vely advi­sed by Oppen­hoff on the legal aspects of this transaction.

Hyla Germany GmbH is the exclu­sive distri­bu­tor in Germany and Austria of Hyla D.O.O., manu­fac­tu­rer of high-quality air and room clea­ning equip­ment under the “Hyla” brand. Toge­ther with Family Trust, foun­der Michael Hausen­blas and the manage­ment of Hyla Germany GmbH will pursue further growth stra­te­gies in the coming years — inclu­ding incre­asing brand aware­ness in German-spea­king count­ries, digi­tiz­ing inter­nal proces­ses, and addres­sing addi­tio­nal end markets, such as hospi­ta­lity and healthcare.

Family Trust Inves­tor, based in Munich, is an invest­ment company foun­ded in 2015 by expe­ri­en­ced private equity profes­sio­nals with an invest­ment focus on medium-sized compa­nies in German-spea­king countries.

Advi­sor Family Trust Inves­tor: Oppen­hoff & Part­ner Rechts­an­wälte Steu­er­be­ra­ter mbB

Lead Till Liebau (Private Equity/M&A) included Marcel Marko­vic (Private Equity/M&A), Dr. Wolf­gang Kotzur (Finance), Anja Dombrow­sky, Corne­­lia-Cris­­tina Scupra (both Labor Law), Marc Alex­an­der Häger, Caner Erta­so­glu (both Real Estate), Dr. Simon Spang­ler, Reneé Cherelle Eckruth (both Anti­trust and Commer­cial), Georg Leche­ler (IP), Dr. Jürgen Hartung (IT and Data Protec­tion) and Dr. Gunnar Knorr (Tax). On cross-border aspects, the Oppen­hoff team was supported by Kara­no­viæ & Part­ners (Slove­nia).

Oppen­hoff regu­larly advi­ses Family Trust, most recently on the acqui­si­tion of a majo­rity stake in the urban apes group and the novia group.

The full-service law firm Oppen­hoff finds indus­­try-speci­­fic solu­ti­ons for groups, large owner-mana­­ged compa­nies and finan­cial inves­tors. More than 100 attor­neys advise on all major areas of busi­ness and tax law.