Clifford Chance has advised funds managed by US private equity investor Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) on the acquisition of Mauser Group. The purchase price amounts to approx. EUR 1.2 billion.

Mauser Group, headquartered in Brühl (near Cologne, Germany) is a worldwide leading producer of industrial packaging. Mauser employs around 4,400 people and operates 57 production facilities across 18 countries. The group generated a turnover of about EUR 1.2 billion in 2013.

CD&R, with their headquarters in New York and London, is one of the most well-established private equity houses. CD&R invests primarily in companies with a value from USD 500 million up to USD 15 billion.

The Clifford Chance team was led by partner Oliver Felsenstein and comprised counsel Dr. Leif U. Schrader, associates Laurent Müller and Dr. Radmila Petrovic (all Private Equity), partner Dr. Felix Mühlhäuser and counsel Dr. Marie-Theres Rämer (both Tax), partner Dr. Bernd Meyer-Witting and senior associate Dr. Jan Wittrodt (both Corporate), partner Nicole Engesser Means and senior associate Priscilla Ries (both Employment Law), partner Dr. David Elshorst and senior associate Amrei Fuder (both Environmental Law) – all Frankfurt –  as well as partner Dr. Claudia Milbradt and counsel Dr. Wolfgang Schönig (both IP) and partner Marc Besen and senior associate Dr. Achim Gronemeyer (both Antitrust) – all Düsseldorf.

Just recently Clifford Chance advised SBR Europe S.à r.l., a portfolio company of CD&R, on the acquisition of a majority stake in J.A. Woll Group.