Clifford Chance has advised the German Schwan-STABILO Group on its acquisition of Maier Sports Group. The advice related to the China aspects of the deal.

Maier Sports Group specialises in outdoor and skiwear. The Schwan-STABILO Group's outdoor division already includes the rucksack specialist Deuter and the mountaineering brand ORTOVOX. The "Maier Sports" brand will supplement outdoor and ski products and the "Gonso" brand will be added to the cycling range.

The Clifford Chance team comprised partner Dr. Stefanie Tetz (Corporate, Munich) and associate Karen Xu (Corporate, Shanghai).