Bird & Bird advised Gerard Daniel on the acquisition of Rhodius KMS

International law firm Bird & Bird advised Gerard Daniel Worldwide, Inc., a portfolio company of US private equity funds Graycliff Partners providing wire mesh and filtration solutions across the globe, on the acquisition of the knitted wire mesh and separation (“KMS”) division of insolvent Rhodius GmbH, from insolvency administrator Joachim Exner.

With this strategic acquisition and addition to the group of companies, Gerard Daniel expands the manufacturing capabilities, global footprint, and engineering organizations. KMS is one of the leading European suppliers of separation products and knitted wire mesh components, which are used in many industries, including the growing Hydrogen-related markets for fuel cells and electrolysers.

Gerard Daniel Worldwide, Inc. has been advised by the following Bird & Bird lawyers: partner Dr. Marc Seeger (lead) and associates Evgeniya Pfeffer, LL.M., Jan Medele and Stephan Dittrich (all Corporate/Private Equity, Dusseldorf), partner Dr. Michael Jünemann and associates Timo Förster, Jonathan Stoldt, Jannik Bach (all Finance, Frankfurt), partner Dr. Miriam Ballhausen (Hamburg) and associates Thomas Albermann (Dusseldorf), Fiona Gawlik (Hamburg) (all Commercial/Tech & Comms), partner Dr. Catharina Klumpp, LL.M., and associate Sebastian Bünte (both Employment, Dusseldorf), partner Dr. Matthias Meyer and associate Petra Römers (both Patents, Dusseldorf), partner Dr. Uwe Lüken and associates Nicole Kaldeuer, LL.M. and Rick Wendler (all Trademark, Dusseldorf), partner Dr. Matthias Lang and associate Dr. Tobias Büscher (both Regulatory & Administrative, Dusseldorf), senior Counsel Elie Kaufman, LL.M. and associates Amelia Weber and Finja Schlingmann (all Real Estate, Frankfurt), partner Dr. Rolf Schmich (Tax, Frankfurt), partner Dr. Stephan Waldheim and associate Tamy Tietze (both EU & Competition, Dusseldorf).


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