DLA Piper advises Boldyn Networks on the acquisition of Smart Mobile Labs
DLA Piper has advised Boldyn Networks (Boldyn), one of the largest shared network infrastructure providers in the world, on the acquisition of all shares in Smart Mobile Labs AG (SML). Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. It’s expected to close in the first quarter of the year.
The strategic acquisition enhances Boldyn's technical knowledge for critical sectors, tailored use cases, and the further development of its Private 5G as a Service offering, the first of its kind in the industry.
SML, headquartered in Munich, is Germany's market leader in private 5G networks and turnkey applications. The company is a key mobile private network player in sectors such as industrial and energy, transport and logistics, healthcare, defense, research and education, and public and private safety.
“The dedicated support, pragmatism and commercial advice of the DLA Piper team has successfully navigated us through this transaction”, says Colm Gallagher, Deputy Group General Counsel at Boldyn Networks Group.
The DLA Piper team on this transaction was led by partner Sebastian Decker and senior associate Robert Fischer-Sonnberg (both Corporate/M&A, Hamburg).
Also involved were partners Dr Nico Brunotte (IT), Dr Henriette Norda (Employment), Verena Grentzenberg (Data Protection; all Hamburg), Jan Pohle (IT/Data Protection), Dr Frank Roth (Litigation; both Cologne), Lars Reubekeul (Real Estate, Munich), Semin O (Antitrust), Dr Konrad Rohde (Tax), Dr Burkhard Führmeyer (IP; all Frankfurt), counsel Raffaella Rusin (Tax, Munich), Dr Enno Ahlenstiel (Antitrust), Dr Thilo Streit (FDI; both Cologne), senior associates David Schele, Andreas Rüdiger (both Data Protection; Hamburg/Cologne), Marisa Machacek (IP, Frankfurt) as well as associates Jan Mensching (Corporate/M&A), Jonas Riesenkampff (IP/IT), Franziska Golombek (Employment), Philipp Schmechel (Data Protection; all Hamburg), Ina Fey (Antitrust), Verena Reichstein, Florian Achnitz (both IT), Clara Mennemann, Dr Matina Jozi (both Litigation; all Cologne), Dr Julian Zimara (IP, Frankfurt) and Sabrina Wimmer (Real Estate, Munich).