An interdisciplinary and international team from Rödl & Partner, led by partner Thomas Fräbel, provided the WIKA Group with comprehensive legal, tax and business advice when entering into the partnership. Partner Florian Kaiser was responsible for the tax advice while partner Tobias Beine carried out the financial due diligence. Thomas Fräbel also coordinated the international teams in Finland and Sweden that were involved in the transaction.

Part of the strategic partnership is the full acquisition of INOR Process AB, based in Malmö, Sweden, and its subsidiaries in Germany and Finland from KROHNE by WIKA. INOR Process AB employs 60 people and develops and manufactures high-precision temperature sensors and transmitters for industrial applications.

About WIKA Group

The WIKA Group is an internationally active company in the field of pressure and temperature measurement technology. Founded in 1946, the family-owned company is also active in the fields of level, force and flow measurement as well as calibration technology. The product portfolio includes measuring devices, IoT-enabled solutions and services for various industrial applications. The company is headquartered in Klingenberg am Main and employs 11,200 people.

About KROHNE

KROHNE is a global manufacturer and provider of process measurement technology, measurement solutions and services in numerous industries. Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, the company has over 4,100 employees and offers extensive application knowledge and local contacts for instrumentation projects in over 100 countries.

Consultants WIKA Group

Rödl & Partner Germany

Legal

Thomas Fräbel, Partner, Munich - overall project management

Christina Gigler, Manager, Munich

Lara Kiefer, Senior Associate, Munich

Financial

Tobias Beine' Partner, Eschborn

Julia Klammsteiner, Associate Partner, Eschborn

Tax

Florian Kaiser, Partner, Nuremberg

Katharina Faenza, Manager, Nuremberg

Lisa Maier, Associate, Nuremberg

Rödl & Partner Finland

Legal / Tax

Timo Huhtala, Partner, Helsinki

Nora Haapala, Associate Partner, Helsinki

Anna Undén-Selander, Senior Associate, Helsinki

Rödl & Partner Sweden

Tax

Zandra Johansson, Associate Partner, Stockholm

Bengt Sörndal, Manager, Stockholm

Law firms Engström & Co AB, Sweden

Legal

Bettina Schütz-Gärdén, Malmö

Jens-Peter Katzoreck, Malmö

Robin Kvist, Malmö

Caroline Ohlsson, Malmö