Renzenbrink & Partner advises the shareholders of BALVI GmbH on the sale to Südwestdeutsche Medienholding
1. November 2017BALVI GmbH is one of Germany’s leading providers in the veterinary, feed and food monitoring segment with more than 20 years of experience in official consumer protection. The modular BALVI iP software system is regarded as the nationwide standard for food and veterinary authorities and is used in almost all competent authorities.
Süddeutscher Verlag Hüthig Fachinformationen GmbH, which belongs to Südwestdeutsche Medienholding GmbH, is further expanding its specialist information division under the umbrella of the Hüthig Jehle Rehm publishing group with the acquisition of BALVI GmbH. The Hüthig Jehle Rehm publishing group is also at home in the market for food monitoring and veterinary authorities with a wide range of leading print and online products.
The previous owners and managing directors of BALVI have sold their entire shareholdings in the company. They received comprehensive legal advice from Renzenbrink & Partner as part of the transaction.
The Renzenbrink & Partner team consisted of partners Dr. Andreas Stoll (M&A/Corporate) and Marc H. Kotyrba(Tax) as well as associates Martin Degenhard and Florian Seitz. Renzenbrink & Partner worked on employment law issues in a team with Dr. Nils Schramm and Sophie Kuske from the law firm Schramm Meyer Kuhnke.