{"id":2760,"date":"2020-01-13T12:47:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T11:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/cornet-vincent-segurel-advises-us-group-wabtec-connection-acquisition-austrian-company-merz\/"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T11:47:22","slug":"cornet-vincent-segurel-advises-us-group-wabtec-connection-acquisition-austrian-company-merz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/cornet-vincent-segurel-advises-us-group-wabtec-connection-acquisition-austrian-company-merz\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel advises US group Wabtec in connection with the acquisition of Austrian Company Merz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section__body\">\n<article class=\"article-normal\">\n<div class=\"article__head\">\n<h2 class=\"article__title\">\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__entry\">\n<p><strong>Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel has acted as counsel to the American group Wabtec in connection with the acquisition of one of its European suppliers, Merz Industrietechnik GmbH, based in Vienna.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wabtec group, a subsidiary of Wabtec Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed company, is among the 5 biggest rolling stock and components manufacturers for railways in terms of revenues, following its merger with GE Transportation during the first quarter of 2019 ($8 billion in revenues).<\/p>\n<p>With facilities in over 50 countries and over 25,000 employees worldwide, Wabtec group is consolidating its presence in central Europe and the integrating its supply chain through this acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel<\/strong> team was led by <strong>Adrien Debr\u00e9<\/strong>, partner, assisted by <strong>Alexandre Carteret<\/strong> and <strong>Philippe Guinot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbara Egger-Russe<\/strong> of Austrian firm Greiter Pegger Kofler &amp; Partner contributed her expertise regarding local Austrian law and regulations to the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Lumsden and Partners acted for Merz.<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Adrien Debr\u00e9<\/strong>, \u201cThis transaction shows that CVS is increasingly being asked by its clients to act as lead counsel in cross-border transactions. \u00a0Through our international networks, CVS is able to draw on the expertise of a global team of highly qualified and experienced corporate advisers and consultants with proven track records in negotiating international business transactions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel conseille le groupe am\u00e9ricain Wabtec dans l\u2019acquisition de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 autrichienne Merz Industrietechnik GmbH.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel est intervenu comme conseil du groupe am\u00e9ricain Wabtec dans l\u2019acquisition de l\u2019un de ses fournisseurs europ\u00e9ens, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Merz Industrietechnik GmbH, bas\u00e9e \u00e0 Vienne.<\/p>\n<p>Le groupe Wabtec, dont la holding Wabtec Corporation est admise aux n\u00e9gociations sur le\u00a0New York Stock Exchange, fait partie des 5 plus grands fabricants de mat\u00e9riels roulants et de composants pour l\u2019industrie ferroviaire en termes de chiffre d\u2019affaires, suite \u00e0 sa fusion avec GE Transportation au premier trimestre 2019 (8 milliards de dollars de chiffre d\u2019affaires).<\/p>\n<p>Pr\u00e9sent dans plus de 50 pays et employant plus de 25\u00a0000 salari\u00e9s \u00e0 travers le monde, le groupe Wabtec conforte par cette acquisition sa pr\u00e9sence en Europe centrale et l\u2019int\u00e9gration de ses fournisseurs.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019\u00e9quipe de <strong>Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel<\/strong> \u00e9tait anim\u00e9e par <strong>Adrien Debr\u00e9<\/strong>, avocat associ\u00e9, assist\u00e9 par <strong>Alexandre Carteret et Philippe Guinot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbara Egger-Russe<\/strong> du cabinet autrichien Greiter Pegger Kofler &amp; Partner a apport\u00e9 son expertise au groupe Wabtec en mati\u00e8re de r\u00e9glementation locale lors de cette transaction.<\/p>\n<p>La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Merz \u00e9tait accompagn\u00e9e par le cabinet autrichien Lumsden and Partners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adrien Debr\u00e9\u00a0: <\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0Cette op\u00e9ration montre que CVS est de plus en plus sollicit\u00e9 par ses clients pour agir en tant que conseil principal dans des op\u00e9rations transfrontali\u00e8res. 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