act legal Germany (AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte) 19. mei 2021

Dr. Sven Tischendorf, MBA, Dr. Alexander Höpfner and Dr. Felix Melzer ensure profitability and refinancing of the international Vossloh-Schwabe Group within the scope of self-administration proceedings



The Vossloh-Schwabe Group enjoys a tradition of more than 100 years as one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of LED systems, lighting control systems and lighting technology components with subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Until the end of 2019, the Vossloh-Schwabe Group was part of the Panasonic Group and was sold to the private equity investor Fidelium Partners at the beginning of 2020. With a total of more than 1,000 employees, the Vossloh-Schwabe Group generated sales of EUR 160 million in the fiscal year of 2019.

After the creditors have unanimously approved the insolvency plans submitted by the self-administration on May 03, 2021, the self-administration proceedings (protective shield proceedings), pending since May 2020, will be able to be lifted in the near future. In addition to optimizing the entire production and sales organization, the reorganization carried out in the course of self-administration proceedings likewise comprised of partial plant closures and relocations of operating units. By these measures, the long-term profitability of the entire Vossloh-Schwabe Group is ensured and the permanent existence of jobs is safeguarded.

Fidelium Partners continues to support the Vossloh-Schwabe Group as a shareholder and, as part of the capital measure implemented in the insolvency proceedings, has extensively re-funded the Vossloh-Schwabe Group. Thus, the Vossloh-Schwabe Group is not only fully financed but has also regained its full operational capacity and competitiveness.

After the successful completion of self-administration proceedings of Baden-Board, Picard, JMT and Hallhuber in the past six months alone, act legal Germany’s insolvency and restructuring practice can record a further restructuring success with the Vossloh-Schwabe Group within one of Germany’s market-renowned proceedings.

Self-Administration, Consultancy Vossloh-Schwabe Group: act AC Tischendorf: Dr. Sven Tischendorf, MBA (lead, chief representative, CRO), Dr. Alexander Höpfner (lead, chief representative, CIO), Dr. Felix Melzer (process handling), Dr. Fabian Laugwitz, MBA, LL.M. (supplier management), Dr. Stephan Schwilden, MBA (Employment law), Dr. Nina Honstetter (Employment law)

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Dr. Sven Tischendorf, MBA

Attorney at law
act legal Germany AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte Frankfurt, Germany
Tel: +49 69 24 70 97 21

Dr. Alexander Höpfner

Attorney at law
act legal Germany AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte Frankfurt, Germany
Tel: +49 69 24 7097 33

Dr. Felix Melzer

Attorney at law
act legal Germany AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte Frankfurt, Germany
Tel: +49 69 24 70 97 21

Dr. Fabian Laugwitz, MBA, LL.M. Eur.

Attorney at law
act legal Germany AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte Frankfurt, Germany
Tel: +49 69 24 70 97 35

Dr. Stephan Schwilden, MBA

Attorney at law
act legal Germany AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte Frankfurt, Germany
Tel: +49 69 24 70 97 36

Dr. Nina Honstetter

Attorney at law
act legal Germany AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte Frankfurt, Germany
Tel: +49 69 24 70 97 35