Frankfurt—Global law firm Dentons has advised HORIBA Europe GmbH on the acquisition of BeXema GmbH, based in Barleben, Germany. This deal will enable HORIBA to respond to the need for complex development and test solutions for the growing alternative energy and electric vehicle market.  It will also gain strategically important access to an innovative manufacturer of power electronics, battery inverters and fuel cells.

Dr. Christoph Papenheim led the multi-competency Dentons team, which advised HORIBA on the transaction.

BeXema is the second electromobility company, which HORIBA has acquired over the last three years. In 2018, HORIBA acquired the German company FuelCon, also based in Barleben. The Dentons team led by partner Dr. Christoph Papenheim also advised on this acquisition. The group is gradually expanding its electrification portfolio and, with the recent acquisition, is extending its own value chain and supplementing its product portfolio in order to respond even faster to customer needs. HORIBA has a long-standing supply relationship with BeXema.

HORIBA Europe GmbH is part of the Japanese HORIBA Group, which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The group employs more than 7,000 people in 27 countries worldwide, including approximately 600 in Europe. In Germany, HORIBA has 13 branches in addition to its headquarters in Oberursel, Hesse. The company manufactures and sells automotive emission measurement systems, environmental measurement equipment, a wide range of scientific analyzers, medical diagnostic analyzers and measurement equipment used in the semiconductor industry.

BeXema is an innovative growth company that produces dynamic power electronics used in inverters for high-performance battery storage, power sources for power-to-gas systems, as well as high-voltage test equipment for fuel cells and batteries.

Advisors to HORIBA Europe GmbH:

Dentons (Frankfurt/Berlin):

Corporate/M&A: Dr. Christoph Papenheim (Partner, lead), Sven-Oliver Friedrich (Partner), Lin Liu (Senior Associate), David Hauser (Associate);

Competition and Antitrust: Dr. René Grafunder (Partner);

Foreign Trade: Dr. Maria Brakalova (Partner);

Tax: Thomas Voss (Partner);

Employment and Labor: Frank Lenzen (Partner), Wiebke Schulz (Senior Associate);

Real Estate: Dr. Andrej Latinović (Counsel).

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