McDermott advises L.I.T. Group on acquisition of the Duvenbeck Group

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Frankfurt, 6 November 2026 - McDermott Will & Schulte has advised the L.I.T. Group, an international logistics company, on the acquisition of the Duvenbeck Group.

With the largest transaction in its corporate history to date, the L.I.T. Group is continuing its growth course and further expanding its automotive logistics business.

Completion of the transaction is subject in particular to the customary regulatory approvals and is expected later this year.

Headquartered in Bocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia, the Duvenbeck Group is a full-service provider of transport and contract logistics. Since its founding in 1932, the company has offered its customers logistics and freight forwarding solutions at more than 50 locations with around 5,000 employees.

The L.I.T. Group is an international logistics company headquartered in Brake, Lower Saxony. With more than 130 locations in 22 countries and around 5,400 employees, the group provides full-service logistics for the automotive sector, building and insulation materials, chemicals and hazardous goods, DIY and industrial logistics, e-commerce, FMCG and beverage logistics, fresh food logistics, healthcare, the packaging industry and steel and coil logistics.

Berater L.I.T.-Gruppe:
McDermott Will & Schulte, Frankfurt: Dr. Philip Schmidt, LL.B., Florian Lechner (beide Corporate/M&A), Dr. Matthias Kampshoff (Restrukturierung, Düsseldorf; alle drei Federführung), Sebastian Bonk (Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf), Dr. Thomas Gennert (Düsseldorf), Bettina Holzberger, LL.M. (beide Arbeitsrecht; Counsel), Alexander Klein, Christoph Coenen (beide Finance), Dr. Maximilian Clostermeyer (Real Estate), Steffen Woitz, LL.M. (IP, München), Dr. Laura Stammwitz (Kartellrecht), Dr. Alexa Ningelgen (Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht/Regulatory, Düsseldorf), Matthias Distler (Dispute Resolution, Düsseldorf), Dr. Florian Schiefer, Marcus Fischer (beide Steuerrecht; Counsel); Associates: Jennifer Rogalski (Corporate/M&A), Tjark Pogoda, Aleksandar Alempic, LL.M. (beide Restrukturierung, beide Düsseldorf), Dr. Leon Balkau (Arbeitsrecht, Düsseldorf), Michael Spirk (Finance), Carina Schützeberg (Real Estate), Dr. Philip Uecker (Datenschutz, Düsseldorf), Max Küttner (Düsseldorf), Carolin Schumacher (beide Kartellrecht; Köln), Dr. Merlyn von Hugo, LL.M. oec. (Steuerrecht).

This text was automatically translated from the German original.