State-owned Chinese Northeast Industries Group Corporation has acquired from Delphi, a leading global supplier to the automotive industry, the reception systems business with locations in Germany, the US, China, Mexico and Portugal. Around 250 employees will transfer to Northeast Industries.

Hengeler Mueller advised Northeast Industries on the transaction. The Hengeler Mueller team was led by partners Changfeng Tu (Shanghai) and Christian Möller (Düsseldorf) (both M&A) and includes partners Alf-Henrik Bischke (Antitrust, Düsseldorf), Jan D. Bonhage (Public Law, Berlin), counsel Patrick H. Wilkening (IP, Düsseldorf) as well as associates Christian Strothotte, Ye Huo, Tianyuan Zhuang, Eva Frankenberger, Vicki Treibmann (all Düsseldorf), Johanna Mäkert (Berlin) (all M&A), Peter Dieterich (Public Law, Berlin) and Christoph Wilken (Antitrust, Düsseldorf).