VNG - Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft agreed to acquire a 98.15% stake in Gas-Union GmbH from Mainova AG (DB:MNV6) on July 6, 2020. Markus Stephanblome, Björn Heinlein, Marc Besen, Olaf Mertgen, Ines Keitel, Peter Dieners, Thomas Voland, Reinhard Scheer-Hennings, Tina Lukic, partner Barbara MayerTrautmann and Christoph Finsterwalder of Clifford Chance LLP acted as legal advisor to Mainova AG (DB:MNV6), Uniper, Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden, Städtische Werke (Kassel), Stadtwerke Göttingen, EWMR and Stadtwerke Essen. Tobias Larisch of Latham & Watkins Schön Nolte acted as legal advisor to VNG - Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft.