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Hogan Lovells advises ESAB Corporation on strategic acquisition of EWM GmbH
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July
2025
Led by Munich partner Dr Nikolas Zirngibl, global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised ESAB Corporation, a global leader in industrial fabrication technology, on the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire EWM GmbH. The transaction values EWM at approximately €275 million. Closing is expected in the second half of 2025, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
Headquartered in Germany, EWM is a leading provider of premium arc welding technologies. The company operates six production sites, has over 400 global sales and service partners, and employs approximately 800 people across 23 locations.
Hogan Lovells regularly advises on cross-border M&A transactions and complex investment projects in the industrial sector, led by Dr. Nikolas Zirngibl, Partner and Head of Corporate Finance Germany.
Hogan Lovells team for ESAB
Dr. Nikolas Zirngibl (Partner), Andreas Thun, Thiemo Woertge (both Counsel), Dr. Kilian Pfahl, Dr. Dominik Lang (both Senior Associates) (all Munich), Mo Chen (Senior Associate, Beijing), Ilya Skalkov (Senior Associate, London), Eliott Fourcade (Senior Associate, Paris), Julia Dingeldey, Nadja Weber (both Associates, Munich), Philipp Lerch (Associate, Berlin), Ekaterina Nuzhdova (Associate, London), Luca Picone (Partner), Marina Massaro (Senior Associate) (both Milan), Sonia Rus (Associate, Paris) (all M&A);
Dr. Christoph Wünschmann (Partner, Munich), Dr. Falk Schöning (Partner, Brussels), Eric Paroche (Partner, Paris), Victor Levy (Counsel, Paris), Benedikt Weiß (Senior Associate, Berlin), Stefan Kirwitzke (Senior Associate, Brussels), Eléonore Castagnet (Associate, Paris) (all ACER);
William I. Intner (Partner, Baltimore, Capital Markets);
Dr. Sabrina Gäbeler, Stefan Richter (both Counsel, Dusseldorf), Paul Single (Senior Associate, Frankfurt), Fabrizio Grillo (Senior Associate, Rome), Lena Gerretsen (Associate, Frankfurt), Baptiste Camus (Associate, Paris), Giulia Maccioni (Associate, Milan) (all Employment);
Dr. Marcus Schreibauer (Partner), Sarah-Lena Kreutzmann (Counsel), Dr. Michael Thiesen (Senior Associate) (all Intellectual Property, Dusseldorf);
Dr. Lukas Ritzenhoff (Partner, Berlin), Vanessa Manansala (Associate, Hamburg) (both IWCF);
Martin Günther (Partner), Dr. Tim Hinrichsen (Senior Associate) (both Real Estate, Munich);
Dr. Christiane Alpers (Partner, Hamburg, SOAR);
Bernd Klemm (Partner), Dr. Thomas Frank (Senior Associate) (both Pensions, Munich);
Dr. Falk Loose (Counsel), Dr. Marius Plum (Senior Associate) (both Tax, Munich);
Eseohe Imafidon, Theo Cornish (both Associates, London, IERP).
Local Partner
Thomas Kulnigg, Partner, Schoenherr Attorneys Austria;
Vladimír Čížek, Partner, Schoenherr Attorneys Czech Republic;
Tomasz Grygorczuk, Partner, DWF Poland.
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