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Classen Fuhrmanns & Partner advised BE Beteiligungen on acquisition of majority stake in LÄSSIG

BE Beteiligungen, together with ARCUS Capital AG, has acquired a majority stake in LÄSSIG, a leading supplier of sustainable baby and children’s products. The former managing directors and founders, Claudia Lässig and Stefan Lässig, as well as the managing director Karin Heinrich continue to be involved in the company.

The LÄSSIG GmbH (“LÄSSIG”) produces innovative fashion and accessories for the whole family. Currently, the range includes practical things for life with babies and toddlers as well as textiles and accessories for parents. The company, founded in 2001 and based in Babenhausen (South Hesse), places particular emphasis on sustainable materials and production processes. Its products are sold in more than 50 countries via stationary retail, its own online shop and major shopping portals. In the past, LÄSSIG has been awarded many times with renowned national and international prizes for product design, innovation and sustainability.

BE Beteiligungen Fonds GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investmentkommanditgesellschaft („BE Beteiligungen“) is an independent private equity fund which invests in established SMEs and is specialized in growth financing in the form of mezzanine financing and direct investments.

The following advisers of Classen Fuhrmanns & Partner were involved in the transaction for BE Beteiligungen: Dr. Dirk Classen (lead), Dr. Achim Fuhrmanns, Frauke Classen, Sarah Fani Yazdi.

Classen Fuhrmanns & Partner regularly advises BE Beteiligungen, most recently on its investments in the provider for cards and printed products sendmoments (2019), the machine and tool manufacturers Spitznas and Transtools (2017) and the shopping channel 1-2-3.tv (2016).

 

Contact for further information:

Dr. Dirk Classen, Classen Fuhrmanns & Partner, Rechtsanwälte, Hohenzollernring 72, 50672 Cologne, phone +49 221/88 88 27 0, dirk.classen@cf-p.dewww.cf-p.de