Linklaters advises FUNKE Mediengruppe on the acquisition of the media titles Brigitte, Gala and Eltern

Linklaters advises FUNKE Mediengruppe (FUNKE) on the acquisition of the media titles Brigitte, Gala and Eltern from RTL Deutschland. The transaction includes the acquisition of the journals and the associated digital offerings. The approximately 300 employees will also move to the FUNKE Mediengruppe.

FUNKE is thus expanding its portfolio by including cross-media titles that enjoy a high level of brand awareness in the German-speaking media market. FUNKE, as the new owner, plans to further develop these brands in both the print and digital sectors. The acquired brands will be brought together with the FUNKE brands already based in Hamburg at a joint location in the Hanseatic city. The purchase is subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities.

The Linklaters team is led by partner Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser and the two counsels Sebastian Klingen and Marco Huchzermeier (all Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf).

Other team members are partners Dr. Julian Böhmer (Tax, Düsseldorf), Dr. René Döring (Employment, Frankfurt), Dr. Bolko Ehlgen (Intellectual Property/IP/LAI, Frankfurt), Dr. Michael Leicht (TMT, Frankfurt) as well as Managing Associates Lisa Jäger (Intellectual Property/IP/LAI, Frankfurt), Hermann Rasche (Employment, Düsseldorf) and Dr. Benedikt Schewe (Tax, Düsseldorf). The associates of the cross-practice team are Chao Chen, Ibrahim Toksöz, Maximilian Bunte (all Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf), Cecilia Drepper, Thalea Dreke (both Intellectual Property/IP/LAI, Frankfurt) as well as Felix Wichert and Jonas Baumann (both TMT, Frankfurt).

Linklaters regularly advises FUNKE Mediengruppe on M&A projects and corporate law as well as tax matters.