Munich \u2014 Para\u00adgon sells Novu\u00admIP to Ques\u00adtel. As part of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, Para\u00adgon is inves\u00adt\u00ading in the Ques\u00adtel Group in addi\u00adtion to its exis\u00adting share\u00adhol\u00adders. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion is subject to anti\u00adtrust clearance and appr\u00adoval by Bafin.<\/p>\n
Novu\u00admIP was crea\u00adted by the merger of PAVIS and Nova\u00adgraaf in 2019. The aim of this was to offer the two compa\u00adnies\u2019 custo\u00admers an even broa\u00adder range of IP consul\u00adting, manage\u00adment and tech\u00adno\u00adlogy-based services and to become the central point of cont\u00adact for all IP-rela\u00adted inqui\u00adries, along the entire value chain.<\/p>\n
Ques\u00adtel is a leading global IP solu\u00adti\u00adons provi\u00adder with an end-to-end inte\u00adgra\u00adted plat\u00adform of soft\u00adware and tech\u00adno\u00adlogy-based services that address the needs of corpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons and law firms throug\u00adhout the IP lifecycle.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the combi\u00adna\u00adtion of PAVIS and Nova\u00adgraaf to form Novu\u00admIP, the merger with Ques\u00adtel is the next step on the way to beco\u00adming the leading global provi\u00adder of end-to-end IP solu\u00adti\u00adons,\u201d elabo\u00adra\u00adtes Dr. Krischan von Moel\u00adler, Mana\u00adging Part\u00adner at Para\u00adgon, adding, \u201cWe would like to thank Rein\u00adhard Ottway (Execu\u00adtive Board Member, Novum IP), Lutgarde Liezen\u00adberg (CEO, Nova\u00adgraaf) and Thomas Gruber (CEO, PAVIS), their manage\u00adment team and all employees for their contri\u00adbu\u00adtion and extra\u00ador\u00addi\u00adnary commit\u00adment over the past years.\u201d Max Moser von Fils\u00adeck, Prin\u00adci\u00adpal at Para\u00adgon, adds \u201cToge\u00adther we have achie\u00adved great succes\u00adses in the past years, which serve as a basis for conti\u00adnuing and further acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adting the strong growth momen\u00adtum, which toge\u00adther with Ques\u00adtel will gain even more momentum. \u201d<\/p>\n
Para\u00adgon and Novu\u00admIP<\/strong> were supported in the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion by Alva\u00adrez & Marsal<\/strong> (Finan\u00adcial), Baker McKen\u00adzie<\/strong> (Law), KPMG (Tax) and Roth\u00adschild<\/strong> (M&A).<\/p>\n About Nova\u00adgraaf<\/strong> About PAVIS<\/strong> About Ques\u00adtel<\/strong> Advi\u00adsor to Ques\u00adtel, IK Invest\u00adment Part\u00adners, Eura\u00adzeo and Raise Inves\u00adtis\u00adse\u00adment:<\/strong> Will\u00adkie Farr & Gallagher<\/strong> About Para\u00adgon<\/strong> Legal advi\u00adsor PARAGON PARTNERS: Baker McKenzie Other Baker McKen\u00adzie offices: Attor\u00adneys from Baker McKen\u00adzie offices in Belgium, Nether\u00adlands, UK, France, Switzerland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Munich \u2014 Para\u00adgon sells Novu\u00admIP to Ques\u00adtel. As part of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, Para\u00adgon is inves\u00adt\u00ading in the Ques\u00adtel Group in addi\u00adtion to its exis\u00adting share\u00adhol\u00adders. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion is subject to anti\u00adtrust clearance and appr\u00adoval by Bafin. Novu\u00admIP was crea\u00adted by the merger of PAVIS and Nova\u00adgraaf in 2019. The aim of this was to offer the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,1364,1365,1366,1368,1377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-en","category-featured-en","category-private-equity-en","category-news-en","category-lawyers-tax-consultants-auditors","category-corporate-finance-ma","news-category-private-equity-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nFor more than 130 years, Nova\u00adgraaf has been helping well-known brands and inno\u00adva\u00adtive compa\u00adnies around the world build their compe\u00adti\u00adtive advan\u00adtage. As one of the leading IP consul\u00adtancies in Europe, Nova\u00adgraaf specia\u00adli\u00adzes in the protec\u00adtion and global manage\u00adment of IP rights, inclu\u00adding trade\u00admarks, patents, designs, domain names and copy\u00adrights. Nova\u00adgraaf is head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in the Nether\u00adlands and has 18 offices world\u00adwide. In 2020, Nova\u00adgraaf acqui\u00adred Thom\u00adsen Tram\u00adpe\u00addach \u2014 a firm that excels at provi\u00adding clients with tail\u00ado\u00adred legal exper\u00adtise, effi\u00adci\u00adency-enhan\u00adcing admi\u00adnis\u00adtra\u00adtive services and proac\u00adtive commer\u00adcial insights. www.novagraaf.com.<\/p>\n
\nPAVIS is a leading global provi\u00adder of IP manage\u00adment services. For more than 40 years, PAVIS has been a valuable part\u00adner for law firms and corpo\u00adrate IP depart\u00adments with large IP port\u00adfo\u00adlios. Inno\u00adva\u00adtive tech\u00adni\u00adcal solu\u00adti\u00adons, relia\u00adble proces\u00adses and a high level of auto\u00adma\u00adtion have made PAVIS one of the most effi\u00adci\u00adent and relia\u00adble IP manage\u00adment service provi\u00adders. PAVIS has a focus on patent and trade\u00admark rene\u00adwals. The subsi\u00addiary PAVIS Payments is offi\u00adci\u00adally licen\u00adsed as a regu\u00adla\u00adted payment service provi\u00adder under the Payment Services Super\u00advi\u00adsion Act (Zahlungs\u00addiens\u00adte\u00adauf\u00adsichts\u00adge\u00adsetz \u2014 ZAG) and is thus able to provide all services in compli\u00adance with the legal requi\u00adre\u00adments. www.pavis.com.<\/p>\n
\nQues\u00adtel\u2019s mission is to faci\u00adli\u00adtate the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of inno\u00adva\u00adtion in an effi\u00adci\u00adent, safe and sustainable manner. Ques\u00adtel is a provi\u00adder of compre\u00adhen\u00adsive end-to-end intellec\u00adtual property solu\u00adti\u00adons. The company offers a compre\u00adhen\u00adsive soft\u00adware suite for sear\u00adching, analy\u00adzing and mana\u00adging inven\u00adti\u00adons and IP assets. Ques\u00adtel also provi\u00addes services along the entire IP life\u00adcy\u00adcle, inclu\u00adding prior art sear\u00adches, patent draf\u00adting, inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal filings, trans\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons and rene\u00adwals. These solu\u00adti\u00adons, combi\u00adned with Ques\u00adtel\u2019s IP cost manage\u00adment plat\u00adform, provide their clients with an average savings of 30\u201360% over the entire patent prose\u00adcu\u00adtion budget. www.questel.com.<\/p>\n
\nThe multi\u00addi\u00adsci\u00adpli\u00adnary Will\u00adkie team from two offices was coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adted by Paris-based part\u00adner Eduardo Fernan\u00addez<\/strong> (Corpo\u00adrate) and led in Frank\u00adfurt by part\u00adner Dr. Kamyar Abrar<\/strong> (Corpo\u00adrate).<\/p>\n
\nPara\u00adgon is an owner-mana\u00adged invest\u00adment company and has been inves\u00adt\u00ading in medium-sized compa\u00adnies in German-spea\u00adking count\u00adries since its foun\u00adda\u00adtion in 2004. Para\u00adgon works closely with its port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies to ensure sustainable growth and improve opera\u00adtio\u00adnal proces\u00adses. The invest\u00adment port\u00adfo\u00adlio covers various indus\u00adtries and curr\u00adently compri\u00adses 14 compa\u00adnies. Para\u00adgon is based in Munich and curr\u00adently mana\u00adges \u20ac1.2 billion in equity. More infor\u00adma\u00adtion can be found at www.paragon.de.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Lead: Corporate\/M&A:
\nDr. Ingo Strauss (Part\u00adner), Dr. Heiko Gotsche (Part\u00adner, both D\u00fcsseldorf)
\nOther lawy\u00aders involved:
\nCorporate\/M&A: Manuel Metz\u00adner (Coun\u00adsel, Frank\u00adfurt), Juan Garcia Jacob\u00adsen (Asso\u00adciate, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Lena von Richt\u00adho\u00adfen (Senior Asso\u00adciate, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Jana Upschulte (Senior Asso\u00adciate, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Dr. Richard Stefan\u00adink (Asso\u00adciate, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Celina Zaim (Asso\u00adciate, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Denise Tayler (Asso\u00adciate, Frankfurt)
\nIT: Dr. Holger Lutz (Part\u00adner, Frank\u00adfurt), Simone Rieken (Senior Asso\u00adciate, Frankfurt)
\nPublic Law: Anahita Thoms (Part\u00adner, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Alex\u00adan\u00adder Ehrle (Asso\u00adciate, Berlin)
\nAnti\u00adtrust: Dr. Nico\u00adlas Kredel (Part\u00adner, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Dr. Florian Kotman (Asso\u00adciate, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf), Dr. Jonas Brueck\u00adner (Coun\u00adsel, Berlin)
\nLabor Law: Dr. Chris\u00adtian Reichel (Part\u00adner, Frank\u00adfurt), Dr. Sebas\u00adtian F. Pfrang (Asso\u00adciate, Frankfurt)
\nReal Estate: Dr. Daniel Bork (Senior Asso\u00adciate, D\u00fcsseldorf)
\nTax: Chris\u00adtoph Becker (Part\u00adner, Frank\u00adfurt), Ariane Schaaf (Coun\u00adsel, Frankfurt)
\nIP: Nadine Neumeier (Senior Asso\u00adciate, Frankfurt)
\nBanking & Finance: Phil\u00adipp Thimm (Asso\u00adciate, Frankfurt)
\nCommer\u00adcial: Joachim Fr\u00f6h\u00adlich (Coun\u00adsel, Munich)<\/p>\n