Schellenberg Wittmer with Nemak on GF Casting Solutions’ automotive business acquisition
Schellenberg Wittmer served as Swiss legal counsel to Mexico-based Nemak, a BMV-listed provider of lightweighting solutions for the automotive industry, on its acquisition of GF Casting Solutions’ automotive business, headquartered in Switzerland. The selling part, GF Casting Solutions, is a division of SIX-listed Swiss industrial company Georg Fischer.
In connection with the deal, A&O Shearman acted as international lead counsel to Nemak.
The transaction, closed on 12 February 2026 at USD 336 million, involves the entirety of GF Casting Solutions’ automotive business, including an R&D center located in Switzerland, and nine production facilities located in Austria, China, Romania, Germany, and the United States, with approximately 2,500 employees.
The Schellenberg Wittmer team
The Schellenberg Wittmer team on the matter included Lorenzo Olgiati (pictured left), Elia Schunck (pictured right), Maya Melles and Christoph Iten (all corporate/M&A), Josef Caleff (real estate), as well as Petra Spring and Ruba Kassem (both employment).
