NKF with Kering Eyewear in acquisition of Danish eyewear brand Lindberg

Kering Eyewear and the Lindberg family have signed an agreement for Kering Eyewear to acquire 100% of the share capital of Lindberg. Lindberg is a high-end Danish eyewear brand with more than 750 employees in more than 100 countries.

Niederer Kraft Frey acted as Swiss counsel to Kering Eyewear on the acquisition of Lindberg. The team was co-led by m&a partners Patrik Peyer (pictured left) and Moritz Maurer (pictured right), working with associates Michel Herren (m&a) and Anne Huber (real estate).

Lundgrens acted as lead counsel for Kering Eyewear. The team was led by partner Thomas Kræmer and associate Julie Cathrin Hartvig-Rovsing.

The transaction is subject to the clearance by the relevant competition authorities and is expected to complete in the second half of 2021.