Goodwin supported GREENPEAK Partners’ (“GREENPEAK”) new mid-market advisory platform atania in matters relating to the financing of the partnership between atania and AC CHRISTES & PARTNER (“ACP”). atania’s additional founding partner, THE MAKERY, contributes further specialist capabilities and deep industry expertise.
atania is an independent platform for tax advisory, audit, transactions, transformation and related services initiated by GREENPEAK. The group focuses primarily on mid-sized companies in Germany and beyond. As a one-stop shop, atania bundles the expertise of its partners while building a joint technology platform designed to deliver noticeably better, faster and more transparent client services. Current and future partners of atania remain entrepreneurially independent while benefiting from capital, technology, a shared brand and a structured framework for growth and succession.
GREENPEAK, headquartered in Munich, is an investment firm specialising in building and scaling mid-market business groups with a strong track record. It has extensive experience in founding, developing and expanding market leaders. As part of its buy-and-build strategies, GREENPEAK aims to establish market-leading platforms as integrated partnerships for all stakeholders – with aligned, sustainable interests and ambitious ESG principles.
ACP is one of Germany’s established M&A advisory firms. It focuses on financial and tax due diligence, transaction advisory and contract support for business acquisitions, investments and succession solutions. Founded in 1993 by Arne Christes, the firm has supported more than 2,000 transactions and employs around 120 people.
THE MAKERY is an interdisciplinary advisory firm based in Munich and Luxembourg. Its nine founding partners rank among the most renowned experts in their fields and combine expertise in tax, legal, valuation and transformation.
Goodwin’s transaction team was led by partner Winfried Carli and associate Marius Garnatz Maskus and included associate Daniel Wagner, associate Philipp Lauer, senior transaction lawyer Anna Zoth (all Munich), partner Elie-Raphael Soudry and associates Olha Polishchuk and Alice Wu (all Luxembourg).