We advised the Brummer Family on its divestiture of the Brummer Logistik Group, a leading provider of food logistics services in Central Europe, to DACHSER SE.

DACHSER intends to fully integrate the Brummer companies into its European Food Network, which spans 33 countries throughout Europe.

Lawyers in our Frankfurt office led the transaction, with support from our Düsseldorf and Hamburg offices and our antitrust, employment, infrastructure and projects, private equity, and tax practices.

We advised the board of directors of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., an owner-operator within the midsize dry bulk vessel segment, on its combination with Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes.

The merger creates the largest U.S.-listed dry bulk shipping company with 163 owned vessels and an aggregate capacity of 15.6 million deadweight tonnage.

Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. office led the transaction, with support from our Los Angeles and New York offices and our capital markets, litigation, and tax practices.

We advised Global Ports Holding plc, the world’s largest cruise port operator, on its US$310 million takeover by Global Yatirim Holding AS, a Turkish conglomerate and its largest shareholder. 

As part of the transaction, Global Ports Holding delisted from the London Stock Exchange in a strategic move to enable it to continue to pursue its growth plans with more flexibility as a privately owned company.

Lawyers in our London office led the transaction.

We are advising Polibeli Group Ltd, a leading global digital supply chain services provider based in Indonesia, on its de-SPAC merger with Chenghe Acquisition II Co.

The merger values Polibeli at approximately US$3.6 billion and, upon closing, will result in its debut on the U.S. capital markets.

Lawyers in our Hong Kong office are leading the transaction, with support from our Boston, Jakarta, New York, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. offices and our capital markets, private equity, regulatory, securities, and tax practices.