Munich, October 21, 2024 – The commercial law firm Gütt Olk Feldhaus has comprehensively advised Liberta Partners on the sale of AMEROPA-REISEN GmbH to AER Reiseveranstalter Beteiligung GmbH, a company of the AER Group. Liberta will retain a minority stake in the company.
Ameropa is a tour operator specializing in rail travel, which was founded in Frankfurt am Main in 1951. Every year, around 500,000 customers travel with the company, which sells its services through more than 6,000 travel agencies. Liberta Partners acquired Ameropa from Deutsche Bahn at the beginning of 2020.
The AER Group is a group of companies in the travel distribution sector with numerous strategic shareholdings and services along the value chain. With the acquisition of Ameropa, the AER Group is strengthening its sustainable focus with a strong and climate-friendly partner.
Liberta Partners was founded in 2016 and is a multi-family holding company based in Munich. The company makes targeted investments in companies in German-speaking countries, particularly in succession situations and corporate spin-offs, with clear operational and strategic development potential.
GOF regularly advises Liberta Partners on transactions.
Legal advisors to Liberta Partners:
Gütt Olk Feldhaus, Munich: Adrian von Prittwitz, LL.M. (LSE) (Partner, Corporate/M&A, Lead), Dr. Dominik Forstner (Senior Associate), Sophie Steffen (Associate, both Corporate/M&A), Thomas Becker, LL.M. Eur. (Of Counsel, IP/IT/Data Protection)
Blomstein, Berlin: Dr. Anna Blume Huttenlauch, LL.M. (NYU) (Partner), Marie-Luise Heuer, LL.M. (Senior Associate, both Antitrust Law)
Kind & Drews, Düsseldorf: Dr. Ernesto Drews (Partner, Tax Law)
About Gütt Olk Feldhaus:
Gütt Olk Feldhaus is a leading internationally active law firm based in Munich, Germany. We advise on all aspects of commercial and corporate law. The main areas of our expertise are company law, M&A, private equity and finance. We also handle litigation in these areas.
