Linklaters advised the financial investor Triton on the sale of the elevator equipment manufacturer Wittur to Bain Capital. With its components, modules and systems for the elevator industry, Wittur is active in more than 50 countries worldwide. Founded in 1968, the company has more than 3,000 employees. After Triton had taken over the international elevator equipment manufacturer in 2010, the company was able to continue to expand its market activities.

Since its foundation in 1997, Triton has focused on investments in medium-sized companies in Northern Europe, especially in the industry, services and consumer goods sector. Currently, the financial investor’s portfolio includes 30 companies which, with more than 67,500 employees, generate an aggregate turnover of a total of approximately 15 billion euros.

Bain Capital is a United States investment firm with its seat in Boston. Currently, the private equity funds of the firm, which was founded in 1984, manage assets in the amount of approximately 70 billion U.S. dollars.

The Linklaters team was led by Dr Rainer Traugott and Dr Florian Harder (both Corporate, Munich). Other team members included Dr Michael Ehret, Dr Jann Jetter (both Tax, Munich), Hanno Witt (Corporate, Munich), Anne Katharina Rosenow (Tax, Frankfurt), Manila Rainò (Corporate, London), Dr Niclas von Woedtke (Corporate, Munich), Marc Christ (Tax, Frankfurt), Yi Ding (Corporate, Shanghai), Michael Schnurr (Banking, Frankfurt), Laura Vazquez (Corporate, Madrid), Alexander von Heinz (Public Law, Berlin), Enrique Areilza (Corporate, Madrid), Qi Wang (Corporate, Shanghai), Martina Farkas (Corporate, Munich) and Stefanie Huber (Real Estate, Frankfurt).