Ashurst has advised Bank of Ireland and DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main (DZ BANK) on the financing of the acquisition of the Competence Call Center Group (CCC) by Silverfleet Capital GmbH. The provider of the call center services was sold by AXA Private Equity. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price and other details of the transaction.

CCC employs over 4,500 staff in Vienna, Bratislava, Bucharest, Dresden, Essen, Istanbul, Leipzig, Paris and Zurich.

Ashurst advised with finance partners Dr Bernd Egbers (Munich) and Dr Tom Beckerhoff (Frankfurt), assisted by senior associates Carsten Endres (Munich) and Dr Endrik Kramski (Frankfurt) as well as associate Thomas Freund (Munich). Corporate partner Lars Jessen (Munich) and tax partner Heiko Penndorf with associate Felix Krüger (both Frankfurt) also advised.