Munich—Global law firm Dentons has advised Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH, which is part of the Bosch Building Technologies division of Robert Bosch GmbH, on the acquisition of GFR − Gesellschaft für Regelungstechnik und Energieeinsparung mbH. The seller is the Wiedemann group of companies. The acquisition strengthens Bosch's building technology division in the area of safety and automation solutions. The transaction is still subject to approval by antitrust authorities. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

GFR offers complete building automation solutions and related services with a comprehensive hardware and software product portfolio. The company's solutions form the basis for sustainable building operations and are used in a wide range of industries, including shopping centers and hospitals. GFR's building automation system is also used in the entertainment sector. For example, the company provides the control center for the technical building equipment in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. In addition to its headquarters in Verl in North Rhine-Westphalia, GFR has nine other branches in Germany.

Bosch Building Technologies is a leading international supplier of products and systems for security and communication. In selected countries, Bosch also offers solutions and services for building security, energy efficiency and building automation. In fiscal year 2018, Bosch's building technology division generated sales of just under €2 billion. Dr. Christof Kautzsch (Co-Head Global Corporate Group in Europe) and his team supported Bosch in this transaction in close coordination with the in-house legal department (Matthias Klatt, Dr. Matthias Wenzel, Swantje Bhandari). A Dentons team from Amsterdam advised on corporate law and due diligence in Dutch law.

Advisors to Bosch:

Dentons (Berlin/Munich): 

Corporate/M&A: Dr. Christof Kautzsch (Partner, Lead), Marcus Roick, Jeannette Meyer, Sebastian von Haldenwang (all Associate)

Tax: Hauke Thieme (Partner), Holger Hölkemeier (Senior Associate)

IP: Dr. Stefan Dittmer (Partner), Fabian Hollwitz (Senior Associate), Yaadani Hufnagel (Associate)

Employment: Matthias Stelzer (Counsel), Minh Riemann (Senior Associate)

Dentons (Amsterdam): 

Corporate/M&A: Casper Haket (Partner), Rogier van der Weijden (Associate)

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