Wielton buys remaining shares in French company Fruehauf

On 28 December 2017, Wielton SA, the largest manufacturer of trailers and semi-trailers in Poland and a leading player on the European market closed a transaction to acquire from Dauphine Investissements SAS a 34.69% shareholding in Fruehauf (French trailer and semi-trailer manufacturer). DZP was again legal adviser and coordinator of work on the transaction.

In May 2015, with DZP's support, Wielton acquired more than 65% of shares in Fruehauf Expansion (owner of the operating company Fruehauf SAS) for EUR 9.5 million. Now, after the transaction on 28 December 2017, Wielton holds 100% of shares in Fruehauf.

DZP advised Wielton on all Polish law aspects of the transaction and coordinated the activities of the French legal adviser.

The DZP lawyers who advised the client were Robert Niczyporuk, Przemysław Furmaga and Adam Pawlisz (transaction aspects) together with Krzysztof Strzęboszewski and Tomasz Kalicki (transaction financing aspects).