16.05.2019

Gütt Olk Feldhaus advises E3 Group on Acquiring Keck Group

Munich, May 16, 2019 – Business law firm Gütt Olk Feldhaus has advised E3 Capital Holding GmbH (E3 Group) on the acquisition of Keck Group. The E3 Group will thus become one of the market-leading suppliers of high-quality live marketing solutions in Germany.

 

Keck GmbH, based in Weil, Baden-Württemberg, is a brand staging company for trade fairs, events and showrooms. Keck was founded in 1987 and today counts 170 staff members. Keck managing director Markus Futterer will continue with full management responsibility; founder Hans-Jörg Keck will in future act as an advisor to the firm.

 

The E3 Group, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, is a sector-focused platform for companies in the fields of exhibitions, events and environments with 1,500 employees at 15 locations worldwide. In 2018 the portfolio companies of E3 Group worked on a total of 10,000 client projects.

 

Gütt Olk Feldhaus had already advised the E3 Group on the acquisition of bluepool GmbH in August 2018.

Legal advisors to E3 Capital Holding GmbH:

Gütt Olk Feldhaus, Munich: Dr. Sebastian Olk (Corporate/M&A, lead), Julian Zaich (Finance), Thomas Becker (Commercial), Associates: Matthias Uelner, Christopher Ghabel.

Legal Advisor to the Sellers:

Rödl & Partner, Stuttgart: Dr. Alexander Kutsch (Corporate/M&A, Tax, Federführung), Friedrich Acker (Corporate/M&A), Christian Speckert (Corporate/M&A), Michael Braun; Associates: Amelie Ungerer.

About Gütt Olk Feldhaus:

Gütt Olk Feldhaus is a leading international 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.

Contact:

Dr. Sebastian Olk
Partner
T +49 89 24 22 41 120
M +49 174 21 88 911
Sebastian.Olk@gof-partner.com