COMMEO advised NORD Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in ABJ alive GmbH
Frankfurt am Main – February 2024 – COMMEO advised the private equity investor NORD Holding on merger control aspects of the acquisition of a majority stake in ABJ alive GmbH (“ABJ”) as part of an owner buy-out. ABJ is a leading contract manufacturer and development partner for natural, plant-based and probiotic food supplements. Founder Anna-Bettina Jürges will retain a stake in the company and will support the company’s development from the advisory board in the future.
COMMEO was in charge of the merger filing to the German Federal Cartel Office, which has cleared the transaction in Phase I.
Dr. Dominique Wagener (lead counsel) together with Argyro Triantafyllou acted as competition law advisors for NORD Holding.