Latham & Watkins LLP has advised world-leading hearing healthcare group Demant A/S on the acquisition of OHRWERK Group, a leading buy-and-build platform for premium hearing acoustics businesses in Germany. Private equity and asset management company NORD Holding UBG mbH was the seller.

The Latham team was led by Frankfurt partner Otto von Gruben. Advice was also provided on corporate matters by Hamburg associate Florian Brüggemann; on corporate/real estate matters by Hamburg associate Marie-Christine Welp; on corporate/healthcare and life sciences matters by Hamburg partner Christoph Engeler, with Düsseldorf associate Henrietta Ditzen and Hamburg associate Antanas Grimalauskas; on antitrust matters by Hamburg partner Jana Dammann de Chapto, with Brussels associate Friederike Hammwöhner; on tax matters by Hamburg partner Tobias Klass, with Munich associate Manuela Minsel; on employment matters by Munich partner Kristina Hufnagel, with associate Christian Strauß; and on corporate/IP matters by Frankfurt associates Johannes Huschka and Thies Schmitte.