Mayer Brown advises specialty chemicals company Albemarle on the sale of two production sites to ammunition manufacturer RWS

Frankfurt – Mayer Brown is advising the global specialty chemicals company Albemarle Corporation on the sale of two sites of its subsidiary, Dynamit Nobel GmbH, in Fürth and Sulzbach-Rosenberg to the ammunition and pyrotechnics manufacturer RWS GmbH.  Following the notarization of the transaction on December 12, 2023, the parties now intend to complete the sale at the beginning of the new year.

Mayer Brown has represented Albermarle for many years on transactions as well as general business advice.  

The Mayer Brown team from Frankfurt, led by Dr. Marco Wilhelm (Partner Corporate & Securities and Head of the German Restructuring Practice) and Tina Hoffmann (Counsel, Restructuring, Corporate & Securities), also included Inga Rupp (Associate, Restructuring, Corporate & Securities) and Elmar Günther (Counsel, Real Estate). Albemarle Corporation was represented by Dr. Nicolas Rößler (VP of Law EMEA and Country Manager Germany).