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Freshfields advises Mondi on expanding its European footprint

Global law firm Freshfields has advised Mondi Group, a global leader in the production of sustainable packaging and paper, on its proposed acquisition of the German, Benelux and UK operations of the Schumacher Packaging Group, one of Europe's largest manufacturers of customized corrugated and solid board packaging. The transaction, which is subject to certain customary regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the first half of 2025.

The Freshfields team was led by Partner Maximilian Lasson (Corporate/M&A, Munich) and also included:

Partners: Farid Sigari-Majd (Corporate/M&A, Vienna), David Beutel (Tax, Munich), Tanja Walter-Yadegardjam (Tax, Frankfurt), Ulrich Sittard (Labour Law, Düsseldorf), Gerrit Beckhaus (Real Estate, Hamburg), Lutz Riede (Commercial/IP/IT, Vienna), Robin Helmke, Mario Hüther (both Finance, Frankfurt)

Counsel: Judit Gajdics (Corporate/M&A, Munich), Sascha Arnold (Regulatory, Hamburg), Alexander Ruschkowski (Finance, Frankfurt), Gernot Fritz (Commercial/IP/IT, Vienna)

Principal Associates: Sandra Jung (Corporate/M&A, Munich), Manuel Jäger (Labour Law, Düsseldorf)

Associates: Charlotte Schings, Julius Raddatz (both Corporate/M&A, Munich), Esther Maria von Bronk, Gianna-Maria Jungblut (both Real Estate, Hamburg), Valentin Lang (Labour Law, Frankfurt), Vinzent Will (Regulatory, Berlin), Ilko Trenn (Tax, Munich), Katharina Trompler, Judith Bremer (both Finance, Frankfurt), Yulianna Tkach (Commercial/IP/IT, Munich), Iris Amschl (Commercial/IP/IT, Vienna), Laura Sandkamm (Labour Law, Düsseldorf), Katie Hall (Labour Law, London), Lotte Somers (Labour Law, Amsterdam)

Senior Transaction Lawyers: Franz Dahl (Hamburg), Lisa-Marie Woschniak (Munich)

Inhouse the transaction was advised by Deputy General Counsel Arzu-Sema Cakmak and General Counsel Matthias Florian

Notary public: Benedikt Pfisterer

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