Dr. August Oetker KG (“Oetker”) has signed with Maersk Line A/S (Maersk Line), a subsidiary of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, a Sale and Purchase Agreement for the sale of the German container shipping line Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (Hamburg Süd).
Hengeler Mueller is advising Oetker on the transaction. The Hengeler Mueller team is led by partners Maximilian Schiessl (Düsseldorf) and Ulrich Blech (Berlin) (both Corporate/M&A) and includes partners Thorsten Mäger (Antitrust, Düsseldorf), Matthias Scheifele (Tax) and Hendrik Bockenheimer (Labour) (both Frankfurt), counsels Tim Schlösser (M&A) and Fabian Seip (IP) (both Berlin) as well as associates Matthias Cloppenburg (M&A, Düsseldorf), Steffen Hörner, Yasmin Holm (both Tax, Frankfurt), Mathäus Mogendorf (M&A, Berlin), Anja Balitzki and Tobias Bieber (both Antitrust, Düsseldorf).
