GCI Management is advising the shareholders of Deutsche Elektromotoren Holding GmbH on the acquisition of Dietz-motoren GmbH & Co. KG

Deutsche Elektromotoren Holding GmbH (DEH) has acquired 100% of the shares in Dietz-motoren GmbH & Co. KG (Dietz) as part of a share deal. The company, based in Dettingen unter Teck, specializes in the development and manufacture of electric motors and fans and has been family-owned since its founding in 1922.

Upon completion of the transaction, Dietz and Elektromotorenwerk Grünhain GmbH will be merged under DEH to form a group that collectively possesses extensive expertise and a broad range of electric motors.

GCI Management Consulting GmbH has advised the shareholders of DEH as an M&A advisor since the beginning of discussions with Dietz. Legal and tax advice for the transaction was provided by the law firm Skaling through its offices in Berlin and Hamburg.

As part of the M&A buy-side mandate described above, GCI undertook the following key tasks:

• Conducting financial due diligence
• Participation in on-site due diligence meetings
• Preparation of consolidated business plans for post-merger planning
• Support with strategic and corporate structuring
• Support with the preparation of incorporation documents and other transaction documents
• Project coordination with the company’s involved managers, attorneys, and tax advisors