Cerha Hempel, working with Linklaters, has advised Hamburger Hafen und Logistik on its acquisition of Roland Spedition. Taylor Wessing reportedly advised the sellers.
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik is a European logistics company specializing in container handling and container transport.
Roland Spedition is an Austrian company that offers forwarding and logistics solutions, specializing in intermodal transport between Austria and the German seaports.
According to Cerha Hempel, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik will combine "Roland's range of services with its broad European network of seaport terminals in Hamburg, Tallinn, Trieste, and Odessa as well as intermodal hinterland connections and inland terminals."
The Cerha Hempel team included Partners Heinrich Foglar-Deinhardstein, Mark Krenn, Armin Schwabl, Christopher Peitsch, and Anna Wolf-Posch and Senior Associates Nikolaus Feldscher, Marcus Lusar, Johanna Kaschubek, Zakar Stepanyan.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, Taylor Wessing confirmed its involvement to CEE Legal Matters. The firm's team included Partners Claudia Steegmueller, Martin Eckel, and Andreas Schuetz, Senior Associate Silvia Schenner, and Associates Cezary Dominik Kinski and Sandra Kerschhofer.