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New Deals at Freshfields, Görg, WFW and More

Görg and Freshfields are active in the First Sensor deal. The German highway project A3 is handled by Watson Farley & Williams. There are also new deals at Noerr and Latham & Watkins.

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New Deals at Freshfields, Görg, WFW and More

Several major legal and financial deals have taken place in Germany, involving infrastructure, real estate, and corporate acquisitions. Law firms have played key roles in advising clients on these high-value transactions.

One standout project is the A3 motorway expansion, the country’s largest public-private partnership (PPP) to date, while other deals include a Berlin office purchase and a corporate agreement in the sensor technology sector.

The German government has moved forward with the A3 motorway PPP project, covering 76 kilometres between the Biebelried and Fürth interchanges. Construction is scheduled to start on May 1, 2020, with completion expected by late 2025. Watson Farley & Williams provided legal advice to the government on the project, though no firm has been publicly named for its financing arrangements.

In real estate, Realisinvest Europa, an open-ended public fund managed by Real I.S. AG, acquired two sections of Berlin’s Kontorhaus office complex. The properties, located near Gendarmenmarkt, offer around 7,745 square metres of rental space. Noerr acted as legal advisor to Real I.S. AG on the transaction.

Meanwhile, in corporate law, Görg advised First Sensor AG on a domination and profit transfer agreement with TE Connectivity Sensors Germany Holding AG. Under the deal, TE Connectivity has offered minority shareholders of First Sensor €33.27 per share as cash compensation. The agreement still requires approval from shareholder meetings of both companies.

Elsewhere, Latham & Watkins supported EQT VIII in securing financing for its planned acquisition of Schülke & Mayr GmbH, a leading German manufacturer of disinfectants. The deal highlights ongoing investment activity in the healthcare and industrial sectors.

The A3 motorway PPP remains the largest infrastructure project of its kind in Germany, with construction set to run until 2025. Realisinvest Europa’s Berlin office purchase adds to the city’s commercial property market, while First Sensor’s agreement with TE Connectivity awaits shareholder approval. These transactions reflect continued activity in German infrastructure, real estate, and corporate finance.

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