Renzenbrink & Partner advises Epsilon Group on acquisition of a LFP cathode active material technology center in Germany

10 April 2024

Renzenbrink & Partner has advised Epsilon Group on the acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Lithium-Ion Phosphate (LFP) Cathode Active Material Technology Center in Moosburg, Germany.

Epsilon Group is a leading battery materials manufacturer with its headquarters in India.

Johnson Matthey plc. is a British multinational speciality chemicals and sustainable technologies company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

The acquisition makes Epsilon the first global company capable of providing manufacturing of cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, which is poised to make India the first country in Asia outside of China to manufacture LFP cathode materials.

Renzenbrink & Partner has advised with a team consisting of Dr Andreas Stoll, Christopher Blumenthal, Dr Alexander Haunschild, Moritz Rojek, Dr Andreas Sandberger, Malte Pulmer (all Corporate/M&A) as well as Marc Holger Kotyrba and Marie Eikmeier (Tax) in connection with all legal aspects of the acquisition.