Deals/M&A

PwC Legal advises SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG on the acquisition of CABA-Blind Antriebsaggregate GmbH

Stuttgart, May 6, 2019

PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (PwC Legal) provided comprehensive legal advice to SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG (SEW) on the acquisition of CABA-Blind Antriebsaggregate GmbH.

SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG with registered office in Bruchsal, Germany, is a global supplier in the field of industrial drive technology and automation. SEW is represented in 51 countries with 15 manufacturing plants and 79 technology centers. Sales in the 2018/2019 fiscal year amounted to more than EUR 3.2 billion. SEW currently employs more than 17,000 people, 600 of whom work in research and development alone.

CABA-Blind Antriebsaggregate GmbH, founded in 1955 and with registered office in Kehl, is an internationally active specialist in mechanical engineering. The company has many years of experience in the design, construction and repair of gearboxes, the manufacture of turned, milled and toothed parts and in special plant construction.

Advisors to SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG:

Inhouse:

Dr. Christopher Iliou, Head of Legal

PwC Legal:

Dr Steffen Schniepp, Dr Thomas Wenninger, Helena Schoch (all Corporate/M&A, Stuttgart)

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