The Carlyle Group Inc. (NasdaqGS:CG) agreed to acquire AutoForm Engineering GmbH from Astorg VI SLP and Astorg Partners on November 15, 2021. The terms of the deal were not disclosed however industry speculation pegs the deal value of €1.8 billion, as reported by www.wallstreetjournal.com. Post transaction, AutoForm will continue to operate independently in the market.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Rothschild & Co acted as a financial advisor to Carlyle and Linklaters, Andreas Rötheli, David Ledermann and Frédéric Neukomm of Lenz & Staehelin and Latham & Watkins acted as legal advisors to Carlyle in the transaction. Evercore and Jefferies acted as financial advisors and Alexis Terray, Sébastien Crépy, Amaury Steinlin, Hua, Juliette and Camille Paulhac of Paul Hastings France acted as legal advisors to Astorg Partners.

Suhrud Mehta, Miko Bradford, Russell Jacobs and Eschi Rahimi-Laridjani of Milbank LLP are advising the financing sources in connection with the financing for Carlyle's acquisition.