Noerr advises KKR on takeover of Wiedemann & Berg TV

A Noerr team led by Johannes Kreile has advised Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) on a further transaction on the German media market. LEONINE, an independent media enterprise funded by KKR, is taking over Wiedemann & Berg TV (W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG) from producers and managing directors Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann, and from Endemol Shine Germany.

As part of the acquisition, the Berlin-based business of W&B TV is being spun off into a subsidiary of Endemol Shine Germany. The acquisition is still subject to clearance by the authorities.

KKR set up the LEONINE group by combining the Tele München Group, Universum Film, i&u TV, and Wiedemann & Berg Film. Noerr has advised KKR together with Hengeler Mueller. Noerr and Hengeler also jointly supported KKR in the previous takeovers to form the new media group.

Advisors to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.: Noerr LLP

Professor Johannes Kreile (team lead, Media), Dr Georg Schneider, Dr Christoph Thiermann (both Private Equity), Associate: Dr Jan Weismantel (Media, all Munich)