Kirkland Advises Warburg Pincus on Acquisition of Majority Stake in uvex
Kirkland & Ellis advises Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of a majority stake in UVEX WINTER HOLDING GmbH & Co. KG (“uvex”). The owner families Winter and Grau will retain a significant minority stake in uvex and will be actively involved in the future growth of the business.
Founded in 1926, uvex has evolved into a global leader in protective safety and sports equipment. The company develops, manufactures and distributes products and services for the safety and protection of people at work, in sport and for leisure pursuits. uvex is represented by 49 branch offices in 23 countries, has more than 3,000 employees and produces in its own factories.
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The Kirkland team included transactional lawyers Benjamin Leyendecker, Philip Goj, Christoph Jerger, Johannes Rowold, Sophia Probst, Friedrich Focke, Maximilian Licht, Sabrina Seitz, Carl Grupe and Pablo Tretow; antitrust & competition lawyer Lara Steinbach; sustainability lawyer Rhys Davies; debt finance lawyers Ian Barratt, Alexander Längsfeld, Thomas Raftery, Barbara Dunkel, Brent Tan and Phil Rigley; and tax lawyer Michael Ehret.
