Linklaters advises Klöckner & Co on the sale of the Becker Group

Deals

4 November 2026 - Linklaters has comprehensively advised Klöckner & Co SE on the sale of the Becker Group to a consortium of Accura Investment Partners GmbH ("Accura") and Becker Consult + Beteiligungs-GmbH ("BCB").

The Becker Group is one of Europe's leading producer-independent multi-metal platforms for steel, stainless steel and aluminium. Accura is an independent investment company focused on traditional industries in the European Mittelstand; BCB is an advisory and investment company focused on the industrial Mittelstand, led by former Klöckner & Co Management Board member Ulrich Becker. The acquiring consortium plans to further develop the Becker Group's market position on a sustainable basis.

Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected before the end of 2026.

A cross-practice Linklaters team led by Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser and Dr. Christoph van Lier (Corporate/M&A, both Düsseldorf) advised Klöckner & Co on all aspects of the complex transaction.

Linklaters is a leading adviser on complex M&A transactions. In the current LSEG M&A rankings, the firm ranks first for completed transactions with German involvement, with 31 transactions worth a total of around USD 38bn and a market share of 28% (1 January to 30 September 2026).

Berater Klöckner & Co: Linklaters
Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser, Dr. Christoph van Lier (Federführung, beide Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf), Partner Dr. Sabine Vorwerk (Restructuring & Insolvency, Frankfurt), Julian Böhmer (Tax, Düsseldorf), Dr. Michael Leicht, Dr. Daniel Pauly (beide TMT), Przemyslaw Lipin (Banking, alle Frankfurt), Christoph Barth (Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Düsseldorf), Dr. Julian Emmerich (Financial Regulatory), Barbara Lauer (Capital Markets, beide Frankfurt), Counsel Dr. Luca Rawe (Employment & Incentives, Düsseldorf), die Managing Associates Sebastian Plötz (Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Düsseldorf), Dr. Laura Lecoutre Alves (Restructuring & Insolvency), Julius Gerbaulet (Corporate/M&A, beide Frankfurt) sowie die Associates Ceyda Dogan (Corporate/M&A), Dr. Markus Theißen (Employment & Incentives, beide Düsseldorf) und Dr. Philipp Bergjans (Banking, Frankfurt)

This text was automatically translated from the German original.