SCHELL shareholders sell to PE Paragon Partners

Olpe/Munich — The inves­tor Para­gon Part­ners is acqui­ring the family-run Schell GmbH & Co. KG. — Comple­tion of the tran­sac­tion is still subject to appr­oval by the rele­vant compe­ti­tion autho­ri­ties and is expec­ted to take place in May 2025. Oppen­hoff advi­sed the share­hol­ders of Schell GmbH & Co KG on the transaction. 

SCHELL GmbH & Co KG, head­quar­te­red in Olpe in the Sauer­land region of Germany, is an inter­na­tio­nal specia­list for fittings, inno­va­tive sani­tary tech­no­logy products and digi­tal solu­ti­ons for main­tai­ning drin­king water quality. The company is the global market leader in the fields of water manage­ment systems and angle valves. SCHELL employs around 450 people and is active in over 80 count­ries. With its water-saving fittings and angle valves, SCHELL offers future-proof solu­ti­ons for sustainable and resource-conser­­ving water use. 

Para­gon Part­ners is an owner-mana­­ged invest­ment company that has been inves­t­ing in medium-sized compa­nies in German-spea­king count­ries since it was foun­ded in 2004. Paragon’s port­fo­lio covers various sectors and curr­ently consists of thir­teen compa­nies. The company is head­quar­te­red in Munich and mana­ges equity capi­tal of more than 2.4 billion euros. 

The Oppen­hoff team led by Dr. Günter Seulen and Dr. Phil­ipp Hein­richs (both Corporate/M&A) compri­sed Holger Hofmann, Dr. Cars­ten Bormann (both Public Commer­cial Law), Dr. Daniel Dohrn, Renée Cherelle Eckruth (both Anti­trust Law), Stefa­nie Minzen­may, Julia Höyng (both Real Estate), Marc Krischer, Dr. Gunnar Knorr, Jan Keesen (all tax), Jörn Kuhn, Moritz Coché (both employ­ment law), Georg Leche­ler, Dr. Patric Mau (both IP), Till Liebau (W&I), Anto­nia Timpa­ni­dis and Julian Spruy­ten­burg (both corporate/M&A).

Advi­sor to SCHELL share­hol­ders: Oppenhoff

Led by Dr. Günter Seulen and Dr. Phil­ipp Hein­richs (both Corporate/M&A); Holger Hofmann, Dr. Cars­ten Bormann (both Public Commer­cial Law), Dr. Daniel Dohrn, Renée Cherelle Eckruth (both Anti­trust Law), Stefa­nie Minzen­may, Julia Höyng (both Real Estate), Marc Krischer, Dr. Gunnar Knorr, Jan Keesen (all tax), Jörn Kuhn, Moritz Coché (both employ­ment law), Georg Leche­ler, Dr. Patric Mau (both IP), Till Liebau (W&I), Anto­nia Timpa­ni­dis and Julian Spruy­ten­burg (both corporate/M&A).

About Oppen­hoff

The full-service law firm Oppen­hoff finds indus­­try-speci­­fic solu­ti­ons for groups, large owner-mana­­ged compa­nies and finan­cial inves­tors. More than 110 lawy­ers advise on all important areas of commer­cial and tax law.
Oppen­hoff & Part­ner Rechts­an­wälte Steu­er­be­ra­ter mbB (“Oppen­hoff”) is a part­ner­ship regis­tered in the part­ner­ship regis­ter of the Essen Local Court with the regis­tra­tion number PR 1850 and its regis­tered office in Colo­gne. A list of the part­ners autho­ri­zed to repre­sent the firm is available at https://www.oppenhoff.eu/de/allgemeine-seiten/impressum.

About Para­gon

Para­gon is an owner-mana­­ged, private group of compa­nies that has been invol­ved with medium-sized compa­nies in German-spea­king count­ries since it was foun­ded in 2004. Para­gon works closely with its port­fo­lio compa­nies to ensure sustainable growth and improve opera­tio­nal proces­ses. The Para­gon port­fo­lio spans various sectors and curr­ently compri­ses 12 compa­nies. Para­gon is based in Munich and curr­ently mana­ges over €2.4 billion of equity. Further infor­ma­tion about the company can be found at www.paragon.de.