Led by its Frankfurt partner Michael Schlitt, Hogan Lovells advised Katjesgreenfood GmbH as lending shareholder on the initial public offering of Veganz Group AG. M.M. Warburg acted as sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner, Quirin Privatbank AG as co-lead manager. The shares of Veganz Group AG can be traded on the Open Market (Scale Segment) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 10 November 2021.
Veganz Group AG is a leading manufacturer of purely plant-based vegan foods. These are characterized by a complete absence of all animal ingredients as well as products for the production of which animal ingredients are used. The products of Veganz Group AG are developed, produced, merchandised and sold under its own brand “Veganz”.
Katjesgreenfood GmbH & Co. KG, based in DĂĽsseldorf, together with its sister companies Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG and Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG form the Katjes Group. As an internationally active investment company, Katjes Greenfood promotes innovative start-ups whose plant-based products contribute to the ethical and sustainable transformation of the food market.
Hogan Lovells Team for Katjesgreenfood GmbH
Prof. Dr. Michael Schlitt (Partner), Dr. Susanne Ries LL.M. (Of Counsel), Mark Devlin (Counsel), Christian Schroeder, Dr. Timo Lockemann, Leon Lindemann (Associates), (all Corporate and Capital Markets, Frankfurt)
