Latham & Watkins Advises EMZ Partners on Investment in SBH Tiefbautechnik

Latham & Watkins LLP has advised the leading European investment firm EMZ Partners (EMZ) on the acquisition of a minority stake in SBH Tiefbautechnik GmbH.

SBH Tiefbautechnik is an international manufacturer and rental provider of high-quality shoring systems for civil engineering. Together with EMZ, the management team plans to further expand the rental business, enter additional European markets, and complement growth through targeted strategic acquisitions.

The Latham team was led by Munich Private Equity partners Stephan Hufnagel and Burc Hesse, with associates Philipp Gärtner, Thimo Brand, Julian Glaub, Giulia Zöller, and Franz Pechmann. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Hamburg partner Verena Seevers, with associates Andrea Strackerjan and Henning Kleymann; on antitrust matters by Frankfurt partner Max Hauser, with associate Kamilla Zembala; on employment matters by Munich partner Kristina Hufnagel; on real estate matters by counsel Sven Nickel, with associate Philipp Peter Haubold; on data privacy matters by counsel Wolf-Tassilo Böhm; and on IP matters by associate Karolin Borcherding.