Frank\u00adfurt \/ Munich \u2014 Gibson Dunn has advi\u00adsed EMK Capi\u00adtal in connec\u00adtion with the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of a group of compa\u00adnies in the secu\u00adrity tech\u00adno\u00adlogy sector, consis\u00adting of four German medium-sized compa\u00adnies, by the Garda Group supported by EMK Capi\u00adtal. The parties have agreed not to disc\u00adlose details of the transaction.<\/p>\n
The newly foun\u00added group of compa\u00adnies compri\u00adses the Gleich Group from Aschaf\u00adfen\u00adburg, the vi2vi Group from near Karls\u00adruhe, Schmid Alarm GmbH from Munich and the Frei\u00adhoff Group from Langen\u00adfeld. The merger is inten\u00added to create one of the largest secu\u00adrity service provi\u00adders in Germany.<\/p>\n
EMK is a UK-based private equity firm that invests in mid-market compa\u00adnies where it can support growth and trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion. In June 2023, EMK announ\u00adced the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion and conso\u00adli\u00adda\u00adtion of the Garda Group, the largest provi\u00adder of secu\u00adrity solu\u00adti\u00adons in Nort\u00adhern Europe. In April 2024, the Garda Group took over the Frei\u00adhoff Group, follo\u00adwed by the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of the Gleich Group, the vi2vi Group and Schmid Alarm GmbH.<\/p>\n
About EMK<\/strong><\/p>\n EMK was estab\u00adlished to pursue the mana\u00adging part\u00adners\u2019 shared vision and invest\u00adment philo\u00adso\u00adphy when inves\u00adt\u00ading in mid-market compa\u00adnies. This philo\u00adso\u00adphy has enab\u00adled the mana\u00adging part\u00adners\u2019 20-year track record and enab\u00adled our port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies to increase their EBITDA by an average of more than 25 % per year during this time. www.https:\/\/de.emkcapital.com\/<\/p>\n Consul\u00adtant EMK: Gibson Dunn<\/strong><\/p>\n The Gibson Dunn private equity team, co-led by Frank\u00adfurt part\u00adner Dr. Wilhelm Rein\u00adhardt <\/strong>(photo \u00a9 W. Rein\u00adhardt) and Munich asso\u00adciate Dr. Dennis Seif\u00adarth<\/strong>, included part\u00adner Dr. Dirk Ober\u00adbracht (Frank\u00adfurt), of coun\u00adsel Dr. Aliresa Fatemi (Frank\u00adfurt), as well as asso\u00adcia\u00adtes Maxi\u00admi\u00adlian Schnie\u00adwind, Johan\u00adnes Reul (both Munich), Lisa Holl\u00adfel\u00adder and Dr. Mattias Prange (both Frank\u00adfurt). Employ\u00adment law advice was provi\u00added by Of Coun\u00adsel Dr. Peter Gumnior (Frank\u00adfurt) and Asso\u00adciate Ann-Katrin Pfei\u00adfer (Munich). Part\u00adner Kai Gesing and asso\u00adcia\u00adtes Yannick Ober\u00adacker and Chris\u00adtoph Jacob (all Munich) advi\u00adsed on IP and data protec\u00adtion, part\u00adner Dr. Georg Weiden\u00adbach and asso\u00adciate Jan Voll\u00adkam\u00admer (both Frank\u00adfurt) on anti\u00adtrust law, asso\u00adciate Bastiaan Wolters on finan\u00adcing issues, part\u00adner Dr. Lars Peter\u00adsen and asso\u00adciate Victor Thonke (both Frank\u00adfurt) on regu\u00adla\u00adtory issues and part\u00adner Benja\u00admin Rapp (Frank\u00adfurt and Munich) on tax law.<\/p>\n About Gibson Dunn<\/strong><\/p>\n Gibson, Dunn & Crut\u00adcher LLP is one of the leading inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal law firms and is ranked among the top law firms world\u00adwide in indus\u00adtry surveys and by autho\u00adri\u00adta\u00adtive publi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. With more than 1,900 lawy\u00aders in 21 offices, the firm has a global presence in all major econo\u00admic regi\u00adons. Gibson Dunn\u2019s offices are loca\u00adted in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Century City, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Frank\u00adfurt, Hong Kong, Hous\u00adton, London, Los Ange\u00adles, Munich, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris, Beijing, Riyadh, San Fran\u00adcisco, Singa\u00adpore and Washing\u00adton, D.C. \u2014 For more infor\u00adma\u00adtion, visit gibsondunn.com.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frank\u00adfurt \/ Munich \u2014 Gibson Dunn has advi\u00adsed EMK Capi\u00adtal in connec\u00adtion with the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of a group of compa\u00adnies in the secu\u00adrity tech\u00adno\u00adlogy sector, consis\u00adting of four German medium-sized compa\u00adnies, by the Garda Group supported by EMK Capi\u00adtal. The parties have agreed not to disc\u00adlose details of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. The newly foun\u00added group of [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,1364,1365,1366,1367,1369],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51767","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-advisors-auditors-en","category-investors"],"yoast_head":"\n