Berlin and London—Global law firm Dentons has advised Flex on the establishment of a joint venture with RIB Software AG. Their joint project, YTWO Formative, will provide a global cloud-based software solution for the building and housing industries. The new platform will allow companies to manage projects - from planning time, cost and materials to creating a complete 3D model to end-to-end supply chain management and project completion. Each company will invest approximately $60 million into the joint venture.

The Dentons team led by Dr Jörg Karenfort and Dr René Grafunder advised Flex on all antitrust questions related to the deal. The merger control proceedings were carried out in cooperation with Dentons offices in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic as well as with CHSH law firm in Austria. Dentons has a long-standing relationship with Flex, in particular through partners Martin Fanning and Adrian Magnus in London, Keith Brandt in Hong Kong and Michael Froy in Chicago.

Dentons advisors for Flex:
Dentons (Berlin): Dr Jörg Karenfort (Partner, Competition and Antitrust), Dr René Grafunder (Counsel, Competition and Antitrust), Anna Ritte and Laura Appell (both Associates, Competition and Antitrust),
Dentons (London): Martin Fanning (Relationship Partner, TMT and Commercial), Adrian Magnus (Partner, Competition and Antitrust)
Dentons (Warsaw): Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska (Partner, Competition and Antitrust), Tomasz Kordala (Junior Associate, Competition and Antitrust),
Dentons (Prague): Tomás Bílek (Partner, Competition and Antitrust), Vladimíra Kubová (Senior Associate, Competition and Antitrust),
Dentons (Bratislava): Zuzana Šimeková (Partner, Competition and Antitrust), Maroš Kočiš (Associate, Competition and Antitrust),
Dentons (Chicago): Michael Froy (Relationship Partner),
Dentons (Hong Kong): Keith Brandt (Relationship Partner).

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