Taylor Wessing advises Union Park Capital on the acquisition of iiM GmbH

Taylor Wessing, under the lead of Munich based partner Dr Philip Cavaillès, has advised Boston based PE-fund Union Park Capital on the acquisition of iiM GmbH.

iiM GmbH, formerly iiM AG, has specialized in measurement engineering. iiM GmbH, founded in 1998 and based in Suhl, Germany, is a leading developer and manufacturer of machine vision LEDs and optical measurement engineering systems as well as test systems for the wire and cable markets. The company specializes in creating advanced solutions for quality control, inspection, and automation across various industries. By the acquisition, Union Park Capital adds iiM to the Exaktera Group, a rapidly growing, global platform dedicated to machine vision and photonic components, subsystems and solutions. The Exaktera portfolio also includes Z-Laser, ProPhotonix, and Advanced Illumination.

Legal Advisors of Union Park Capital:

Taylor Wessing: Dr Philip Cavaillès (Lead Partner), Eric-Sebastian Velten, LL.M. (Associate), Fritz Krings (Senior Associate), Inken Brandt, LL.M. (Associate), Henrik Grawe (Associate), Johannes Philipp Tapken (Associate), Dr Oliver Rothley (Partner) (all Munich, Corporate/M&A), Dr Klara Pototzky (Salary Partner), Annika Rahn (Associate), Dr Michael Beer (Salary Partner) (all Munich, Employment & Pensions), Rudi Hasenberg (Salary Partner, Frankfurt, Tax), Dr Michael Kieffer (Partner), Anna Englert (Associate) (both Munich, Commercial), Dr Michael Brüggemann (Partner, Dusseldorf), Dr Stefan Horn, LL.B. (Salary Partner, Hamburg), Lena Rindsfus (Associate, Hamburg) (all Competition, EU & Trade), Dr Julia Freifrau von Imhoff, Dr Tim Jonathan Schwarz (both Salary Partner, Munich, IP/ IT/ Data Protection), Dr Adrian Birnbach, LL.M. (Partner, Munich, Real Estate).