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18 May 2026

Press Release 5/2026

COMMEO advises NORD Holding on the acquisition of IBB Institut für Berufliche Bildung AG

May 2026 – Frankfurt-based antitrust boutique COMMEO has advised NORD Holding on the acquisition of IBB Institut für Berufliche Bildung AG.

RD Holding is one of Germany’s leading private equity and asset management firms. IBB is a major provider of publicly funded vocational training and retraining programmes in Germany.

The COMMEO team of Partner Dr. Dominique Wagener and Lukas Meyer conducted the merger control proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office, which cleared the acquisition of IBB on 19 May 2026. COMMEO has been advising NORD Holding on matters related to transactional antitrust law for many years.

COMMEO is a specialized law firm focusing exclusively on competition law. An established team of experienced lawyers advises national and international clients on all aspects of German and EU competition law.