Baker McKenzie has suggested JD.com, a number one international provide chain-based expertise and repair supplier on the introduced public takeover supply for Ceconomy, a number one client electronics firm in Europe. With this strategic funding partnership, JD.com and Ceconomy intend to construct the main European platform for next-generation client electronics.
“Only some months after the transfer of my crew to Baker McKenzie, I’m more than happy about our contribution to appreciate the success of JD.com in such a fancy takeover transaction because of our strengthened mixed premier Public M&A expertise in Germany” commented Dirk Horcher, lead companion on the deal.
“This strategic funding settlement will allow our consumer to drive Ceconomy’s progress and speed up its transformation into the main omnichannel platform for client electronics in Europe,” added Christoph Wolf, co-lead companion on the transaction.
Since its founding in 2004, JD.com has established a powerful model fame by offering an industry-leading built-in omnichannel procuring expertise and redefining logistics service requirements. Ranked forty fourth on the Fortune World 500, JD.com is China’s largest retail firm by income. JD.com has been listed on the NASDAQ since 2014 and on the Hong Kong Inventory Trade since 2020.
CECONOMY is a European retail chief within the subject of client electronics. Its fundamental manufacturers MediaMarkt and Saturn function omni-channel retail companies, combining robust e-commerce presence with greater than 1,000 retail shops in 11 international locations. CECONOMY has roughly 2 billion buyer contacts per 12 months and 50,000 workers throughout all markets.
Baker McKenzie’s German Company/M&A follow repeatedly advises on complicated home and worldwide M&A transactions. Most lately, Baker McKenzie suggested VINCI Energies on the acquisition of R + S Group and on the acquisition of Zimmer & Hälbig Group, Bristol Myers Squibb on the switch of Juno Therapeutics to TQ Therapeutics, Sunoco on the acquisition of TanQuid Group, Georg Fischer on the acquisition of VAG Group, AURELIUS on the acquisition of Teijin Automotive Applied sciences, Centric Software program on the acquisition of Contentserv Group, Fagron Group on the acquisition of Euro OTC & Audor Pharma GmbH, Terra One Local weather Options on the Sale of Battery Power Storage Methods, Berlin Packaging on the acquisition of RIXIUS AG, Instalco on the funding in FABRI AG, the principle shareholder on its exit from Atlantic Hub, AURELIUS on the acquisition of What’s Cooking Savoury Division, and UBE Company on its acquisition of the Urethane Methods enterprise from LANXESS.
Authorized advisor to JD.com:
Lead:
Company/M&A: Dirk Horcher (Associate, Munich), Dr. Christoph Wolf (Associate, Frankfurt)
Group:
Company/M&A: Christian Atzler (Associate, Frankfurt), Manuel Metzner (Counsel, Frankfurt), Dr. Jens Klapdor (Affiliate, Munich), Simon Pollak (Affiliate, Munich), Anna-Giulia Klaas (Affiliate, Munich), Rouven Reuter (Affiliate, Frankfurt), Zhi Bao* (FenXun, Beijing)
Regulatory: Anahita Thoms (Associate, Berlin), Dr. Alexander Ehrle (Senior Affiliate, Berlin), Vanessa Wüstneck (Affiliate, Berlin), Dr. Nicolas Kredel (Associate, Düsseldorf), Jan Kresken (Associate, Düsseldorf), Dr. Florian Kotman (Counsel, Düsseldorf), Markus Mossmann (Affiliate, Düsseldorf), Bram Hoorelbeke (Counsel, Brussels), Laura Liu* (FenXun, Beijing), Nina Lenhard (Counsel Vienna)
Banking & Finance: Simon Leung (Associate, Hong Kong), Gerry Wong** (Associate, Hong Kong), Duan Cui* (FenXun, Beijing), Xuechun Ruan* (FenXun, Beijing), Matthias Töke (Associate, Frankfurt), Kieran Verdano (Affiliate, Frankfurt)
Industrial: Joachim Fröhlich (Counsel, Munich), Hannah Mack (Affiliate, Munich)
Compliance: Dr. Robin Haas (Counsel, Munich), Lisa Moskalenko (Affiliate, Munich)
Employment & Pensions: Dr. Felix Diehl (Associate, Frankfurt), Jan Kammler (Affiliate, Frankfurt), Annika Kißener (Affiliate, Frankfurt)
IP: Patrick Wilkening (Associate, Düsseldorf), Felix Osiander (Affiliate, Frankfurt)
IT: Florian Tannen (Associate, Munich), Daniel Wulle (Senior Affiliate, Munich)
Litigation: Dr. Tobias Höfling (Associate, Frankfurt), Tim Robben (Affiliate, Düsseldorf)
Actual Property: Until Pflug (Affiliate, Frankfurt)
* Members from FenXun, which is a premier Chinese language regulation agency. FenXun established a joint operation workplace with Baker McKenzie in China as Baker McKenzie FenXun in 2015.
** Registered Overseas Lawyer (Associate equal)
