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Willkie advises 3i Group plc on the exit of Weener Plastics
Frankfurt a. Main — Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has advised 3i Group plc (“3i”) on the acquisition of its stake in Weener Plastics (“Weener”) for an enterprise value of EUR 838 million in Silgan Holdings Inc (“Silgan”).
Weener, headquartered in Ede, the Netherlands, employs more than 4,000 people and has 23 production facilities in 15 countries worldwide.
The company is a global manufacturer of innovative plastic packaging solutions with a strong focus on dosing, packaging and capping.
Weener designs, develops and produces high and multi-value closures, caps, roll-ons, jars and bottles for the personal care, food, home care and healthcare industries.
The acquisition is still subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in Q4 2024. Advisors to 3i Group plc: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
The Willkie team was led by partners Georg Linde (Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt) and Dr. Axel Wahl (Corporate/M&A, Munich) and included partners Dr. Jasmin Dettmar (Finance), Dr. Patrick Meiisel, Dr. Bettina Bokeloh (Tax, all Frankfurt), Dr. Richard Roeder The Willkie team was led by partners Georg Linde (Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt) and Dr. Axel Wahl (Corporate/M&A, Munich) and comprised partners Dr. Jasmin Dettmar (Finance), Dr. Patrick Meiisel, Dr. Bettina Bokeloh (Tax, all Frankfurt), Dr. Richard Roeder (compliance, Munich) and Philip Girardet (antitrust and competition law, London), counsel Sebastian Brenner (corporate/M&A), Martin Waśkowski (employment law) and Johannes Schmidt (litigation, all Frankfurt) as well as associates Dr. Christina Papadimitriou-Kowalczyk, Leota Walter, Nicolas Kersten, Jonas Volk, (Corporate/M&A) Aurel Hille (Antitrust and Competition Law), Martin Reichert (Finance), Marcel Seemaier (Tax), Christian Herzig Roldán (Corporate/Capital Markets), Dr. Maximilian Schlutz (Compliance, all Frankfurt), Dr. Maximilian Schatz, (Corporate/M&A), Laurin Havlik (Compliance, all Munich) and Friederike Hammwöhner (Antitrust and Competition Law, Brussels).
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