NKF advises Deutsche Private Equity on IMPAG acquisition
Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) has advised Deutsche Private Equity (DPE), a prominent German private equity firm managing around EUR 3 billion in assets, in securing the financing for its acquisition of IMPAG Group. IMPAG, based in Zurich with subsidiaries across Europe, is a specialty chemical distributor that supplies the life science and material science sectors. The company reported CHF 180 million in annual sales in 2023.
The NKF team leading the transaction included partners Philip Spoerlé and Adrian Koller, associate Selim Lötscher, and junior associates Carlotta Ulmer, Norina Frey, and Manuel Constam. Tax advice was provided by partner Markus Kronauer. International support was also provided by Clifford Chance LLP in Germany, France, and Poland, and Wolf Theiss in Austria.
