Eversheds Sutherland advises Johnson Matthey plc on the sale of Johnson Matthey Piezo Products GmbH to Hoerbiger Holding AG

Eversheds Sutherland has advised Johnson Matthey plc on the sale of Johnson Matthey Piezo Products GmbH to a subsidiary of Hoerbiger Holding AG. The business of the sold company consists of the development, design, production and marketing of components based on technical ceramics.

Johnson Matthey plc is a British multinational speciality chemicals and sustainable technologies company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Hoerbiger Holding AG is a globally active group based in Zug, Switzerland. Its business areas are compressor technology, hydraulics and drive technology.

Johnson Matthey plc was represented by an Eversheds Sutherland team led by Partner Dr. Christian Mense (Corporate/M&A, Munich). The team consisted of Dr. Martin Sanftleben (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, Munich), Dr. Manuela Rauch (Partner, Employment, Munich), Dr. Simon Weppner (Partner, Tax, Düsseldorf), Daniel von Brevern (Partner, Competition, Düsseldorf), Sebastian Woschech (Principal Associate, Real Estate, Munich), Dr. Christina Mennemeyer (Senior Associate, Employment, Munich), Sophia Münzel (Associate, Corporate/M&A, Munich), Niklas Schilawa (Senior Associate, Tax, Düsseldorf), Thomas Leiminger, (Associate, Tax, Düsseldorf), Andreas Schenk (Associate, Real Estate, Munich), Dr. Kristina Kober (Associate, IP, Munich), Peter Schott (Associate, IP, Munich), Carolin Obermaier (Associate, Commercial, Munich) and Maximilian-Philipp Schoeps (Associate, Competition, Düsseldorf).