Herbst Kinsky Provides Austrian Advice on CVC Capital Partners Acquisition of AR Packaging Group

Herbst Kinsky Provides Austrian Advice on CVC Capital Partners Acquisition of AR Packaging Group

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Herbst Kinsky has advised CVC Capital Partners on all Austrian law aspects of its acquisition of AR Packaging Group AB from Ahlstrom Capital and Accent Equity. The Swedish firm Cederquist was Lead Counsel.

Headquartered in Lund, Sweden, AR Packaging has approximately EUR 560 million (2015) in sales and claims 2,200 employees across 17 factories in 9 countries. The company has performed strongly in recent years, Herbst Kinsky reports, posting a 27% increase in net sales last year.

Herbst Kinsky describes CVC Capital Partners -- founded in 1981, and today employing over 420 people throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States -- as "one of the world’s leading private equity and investment advisory firms." CVC has completed over 300 investments in a wide range of industries and countries, and its funds are invested in 50 companies worldwide, employing over 350,000 people and generating combined annual sales of approximately USD 100 billion.

The Herbst Kinsky team was led by Attorneys Christoph Wildmoser, supported by Attorneys Philipp Baubin, Tanja Lang, and Johannes Frank, and Associates Alexander Weber, Carl Walderdorff, Matthaus Metzler, Bianca Moller.