VR Equitypartner GmbH and BIP Investment Partners S.A. agreed to acquire Leuna-Tenside Gmbh on July 27, 2015. Kiril Mateew, Managing Director will remain with LEUNA Tensid. Leuna-Tenside Gmbh reported turnover of €52 million. The deal is subject to approval from the Federal Competition Authority. Isabelle Winkel, Barbara Geck, André Zimmermann, Axel Walz, Caroline von Nussbaum, Massimo Bellitto-Grillo, Sabine Schomaker, Tilman Siebert, Michaela Westrup, Wolfgang von Schönborn, Ulf Gosejacob, Michael Beyer, Michael Kreft, Barbara Geck, Franz Schaefer, Christoph Brenner, Bernhard Schmaderer, Adrian Dengler and Corina Hackbarth of King & Wood Mallesons and Ulrich Siegemund and Tilo Künstler of Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft acted as legal advisors for VR Equitypartner. Michael Roos of RoosLegal acted as legal advisor for BIP Investment.

VR Equitypartner GmbH and BIP Investment Partners S.A. completed the acquisition of Leuna-Tenside Gmbh on August 12, 2015. The antitrust authorities in Germany and Austria have approved the transaction.