Hogan Lovells advises Katjes on the tap of its Nordic bond

Press releases | 06 August 2025

Led by Frankfurt partner Prof. Dr. Michael Schlitt and counsel Dr. Susanne Ries global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG on the tap of its Nordic bond issued 2023.

The issue volume was increased by EUR 70 million, exercising the existing increase option, and will be used for the partial financing of the acquisition of a majority holding in Willy Bogner GmbH. The new bonds were placed with institutional investors and will be included in the existing listing of the Nordic bond in the open market segment Quotation Board at the Frankfurt stock exchange and in the Nordic ABM of the Oslo stock exchange. The Nordic bonds issued were increased to a total of EUR 185 million with the tap.

Hogan Lovells previously advised Katjes International on the issuance of its Nordic bond in 2023 as well as earlier bond issues, taps and exchange offers.

ABG Sundal Collier ASA assisted with the private placement of the tap and the technical aspects of the transaction.

Hogan Lovells for Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG

Prof. Dr. Michael Schlitt (Partner), Dr. Susanne Ries (Of Counsel), Mark Devlin (Counsel), Simona Gradišek (Senior Business Lawyer) (all Corporate and Capital Markets, Frankfurt).