Wenger Vieli advised Orlando Capital, a Munich-based private equity firm, on legal and tax aspects of the acquisition of Trans Europa Express (“TEX”) from Ufenau IV German Asset Light, SLP, a fund exclusively advised by Ufenau Capital Partners.
TEX, headquartered in Freienbach, Switzerland, has established itself as a leading independent European platform for railway infrastructure and rail services. Together with the management team, Orlando Capital intends to further develop the TEX platform and accelerate its future growth along the value chain.
The Wenger Vieli team was led by Pascal Honold (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and Marc Walter (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and included Patrick Kern (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Marc Schumacher (Legal Practitioner, Corporate/M&A), Gian Müller (Junior Lawyer, Corporate/M&A), Bruno Bächli (Partner, Tax), Joël Doswald (Senior Associate, Tax), Martin Peyer (Partner, Financial Services), Micha Schilling (Counsel, Financial Services), and Ottavio Muff (Associate, Financial Services).