Noerr advises Scandinavian Tobacco Group on strategic acquisition

Noerr, together with the Danish law firm Kromann Reumert, advised publicly listed Scandinavian Tobacco Group on the acquisition of all shares in Mac Baren Tobacco Company, a leading global manufacturer of smoking tobacco. Mac Baren Tobacco was valued at approximately DKK 535 million. The seller is the Danish company Halberg A/S.

Mac Baren Tobacco Company boasts an extensive portfolio of pipe tobacco and fine-cut tobacco brands, with significant operations in Germany, Sweden, and the USA. The company’s products are available in 74 countries worldwide.

Advisors to the Scandinavian Tobacco Group: Noerr

Corporate/M&A (lead): Martin Neuhaus (partner), Florian Döpking (associated partner), Claudia Rinkens (senior associate, all Düsseldorf)

Employment and Pensions: Patrick Mückl (partner), Yannick Bähr (senior associate), Raphael Hillus (associate, all Düsseldorf)

Foreign Trade: Bärbel Sachs (partner), David Rösch (senior associate, both Berlin)

Digital Business: Marvin Bartels (senior associate, Berlin), Jasmin Schulzweida (senior associate, Hamburg), Henrike von dem Berge (senior associate, Berlin)

Financing: Michael Schuhmacher (partner), Jonas Zinkand (associate, both Frankfurt)

Real Estate: Raphaël Hebecker (senior associate, London)

Regulatory: Ines Mittermeier (senior associate, Düsseldorf)

Healthcare/Tobacco: Evelyn Schulz (partner), Theresa Möller (associate, both Dresden)