Taylor Wessing advises sennder on acquisition of C.H. Robinson's European surface transportation operations

The international law firm Taylor Wessing advises sennder Technologies GmbH, Europe's leading digital road freight forwarder, on the acquisition of the European surface transportation (EST) operations of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a leading global provider of logistics solutions with a freight volume of USD 22 billion. An international team in 12 jurisdictions led by Hamburg-based M&A expert Dr Jens Wolf provided legal advice to sennder on the transaction.

In a traditional industry, sennder focuses on the digitization and automation of all road logistics processes. With the integration of the acquired business, sennder will become one of the largest providers of full truck loads in Europe with a combined turnover of EUR 1.4 billion and an expanded team of 1,700 people at over 20 locations.

C.H. Robinson is a publicly traded global logistics company headquartered in Minnesota, USA. With over 90,000 customers and 450,000 contract carriers in its network, C.H. Robinson manages USD 22 billion worth of freight annually.

The closing of the transaction remains subject to the completion of the corporate structuring of the EST business unit to be acquired, as well as mandatory employee consultations and applicable merger control proceedings and is expected to close in Q4 2024.

Legal advisors sennder Technologies:

Taylor Wessing

Germany

Lead international Dr. Jens Wolf (Hamburg, Corporate/M&A, Partner), Lead Germany Dr. Niclas von Woedtke (Hamburg, Corporate/M&A, Salary Partner), Jonas Warnken (Hamburg, Employment, Partner), Dr. Gregor Schmid (Berlin, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Partner), Dr. Paul Voigt (Berlin, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Partner), Dr. Jens Wiesner (Hamburg, Banking, Insurance & Finance, Partner), Dr. Michael Brüggemann (Düsseldorf, Competition, EU & Trade, Partner), Dr. Martin Knaup (Hamburg, Disputes & Investigations, Partner), Rudi Hasenberg (Frankfurt, Tax, Salary Partner), Dr. Stefan Horn  (Hamburg, Competition, EU & Trade, Salary Partner), Dr. Marcel Leines (Düsseldorf, Corporate/M&A, Salary Partner), Wilhelm Freiherr von Feilitzsch (Hamburg, Disputes & Investigations, Senior Associate), Dr. Philipp Bergjans (Hamburg, Corporate/M&A, Associate), Richard Gläser (Berlin, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Associate), Niklas Melzer (Hamburg, Competition, EU & Trade, Associate)

Netherlands/Belgium

Marnix Geraerts (Amsterdam, Corporate M&A, Partner), Antony Jonkman (Amsterdam, Corporate M&A, Partner), Christian Dekoninck (Brussels, IP Belgium, Partner), Daniël Soons (Amsterdam, Corporate M&A, Associate)

Poland

Olav Nemling (Warsaw, Corporate, M&A, Partner), Krystian Stanasiuk (Warsaw, Employment, Pensions & Mobility, Partner), Katarzyna Matusiak (Warsaw, Corporate, M&A, Counsel), Michal Zabost (Warsaw, Employment, Pensions & Mobility, Associate)

France

Nicolas de Witt (Paris, Corporate, Partner), Mounira Freih-Bengabou (Paris, Employment, Counsel), Sebastien Pottemain (Paris, Corporate, Associate), Marine Swaton (Paris, Employment, Associate), Michal Zabost (Paris, Employment, Associate)

Hungary

Torsten Braner (Budapest, Corporate, M&A, Partner), Dr. Gábor Helembai (Budapest, Corporate, M&A, Counsel), Dr. Zsombor Lenner (Budapest, Commercial, Senior Associate)

Czech Republic

Thomas Rechberger (Prague, Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets, Partner), David Volek (Prague, Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets, Senior Associate)

UK

Philip Shepherd (London, Corporate Technology and Life Sciences, Partner), Rachael Roberts (London, Corporate Technology and Life Sciences, Associate), Jack Turner (London, Corporate Technology and Life Sciences, Associate)

Spain (ECIJA)

Carlos Martinez Cebrian (Madrid, Employment and incentives, Partner), Ana Mateos (Madrid, Corporate M&A, Senior Associate), Emilio Prieto (Madrid, Corporate M&A, Partner), Jorge Martín Pérez (Madrid, Corporate M&A, Associate)

PedersoliGattai (Italy)

Edoardo Pedersoli (Milan, Corporate M&A, Partner), Nicola Martegani (Milan, Corporate M&A, Senior Counsel), Francesco Airaldi (Turin, Employment, Senior Lawyer), Matteo Pietrogrande (Milan, Corporate M&A, Senior Associate), Carlo Antonio Talarico (Milan, Employment, Senior Associate), Mauro Bognolo (Milan, Corporate M&A, Associate), Fabio Beltramo (Milan, Corporate M&A, Associate)

Stratulat Albulescu (Romania)

Raluca Gabor (Bucharest, Energy & Infrastructure / M&A, Counsel), Bogdan Florea (Bucharest, Employment, Senior Associate), Adriana Ion (Bucharest, Corporate / Commercial / M&A, Associate)

Moral Kınıkoğlu Pamukkale (Turkey)

Vefa Reşat Moral (Istanbul, Head of M&A – PE, Managing Partner), Serra Haviyo (Istanbul, Corporate, M&A and Banking and Finance, Partner), Dilara Kaymaz (Istanbul, M&A/PE, Senior Associate), Selen Akgün (Istanbul, Corporate and M&A / PE, Associate)

sennder Technologies (inhouse)

Dr. Christian Gahr (SVP Legal & General Counsel), Dr. Jasper von Georg (Director Legal, M&A and Corporate), Jocelyne Bouares (Senior Manager Legal, Commercial and Corporate), Alessa Steigertahl (Senior Associate, Secondee from Taylor Wessing, Commercial and Projects)