Noerr advises shareholder Koehler Invest GmbH on the business combination of BigRep GmbH with SMG Technology Acceleration SE (De-SPAC)

Under the lead of partners Andre Happel and Julian Schulze De la Cruz, Noerr has advised Koehler Invest GmbH, BigRep GmbH’s major shareholder, on the latter’s business combination with SPAC SMG Technology Acceleration SE (“De-SPAC”), a company listed in the General Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Regulated Market. Noerr also advised on the simultaneous acquisition of Austria’s HAGE3D GmbH, the market leader in high-temperature 3D printing.

With locations in Berlin, Obdach, Graz, Boston, Shanghai and Singapore, Koehler Invest GmbH, which will operate under the name BigRep SE following the business combination, is one of the world’s leading providers of large-format industrial 3D printers. Starting today, BigRep SE’s shares are being traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The Noerr team has provided Koehler Invest with extensive advice in the past, such as during its investment in SMG Technology Acceleration SE and the subsequent business combination with BigRep GmbH. Noerr advises companies of the Koehler Group on corporate and tax law on a regular basis.

Advisors to Koehler Invest GmbH: Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Lead: Andre Happel (partner, tax), Julian Schulze De la Cruz (partner, capital markets, both Frankfurt)

Capital Markets: Philip Schmoll (associated partner), Dominique Wunderlich (associated partner), Thomas Thies (senior associate, all Frankfurt)

Private Equity: Dominik Rompza (partner), Nicolas Schlüter (senior associate, all Berlin)

Employment & Pensions: Boris Blunck (partner, Frankfurt)

Tax: Benedikt Rippert (senior associate), Thomas Renner (senior associate), Antonia Bach (associate, all Frankfurt)