Commerzbank AG (XTRA:CBK) agreed to acquire 74.9% stake in Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft mbH from Aquila Capital on January 18, 2024. The remaining 25.1% are to remain with the current parent company Aquila Capital. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek acted as legal advisor for Aquila Capital. Josef Brinkhaus, Alexandra Margarete Uhl, Olaf Mertgen, Dimitri Slobodenjuk, Christopher Fischer, Holger Lutz, Thomas Voland from Clifford Chance Partnerschaftsgesellschaft acted as legal advisors to Aquila Capital. Matthias von Oppen, Detmar Loff, Valentin Pfisterer, Volker Germann, Ilka Breuer, Anders Kraft, Susanne Knoch, Andreas Mauroschat, Lukas Müller, Alexander Duisberg, Michael Holzhäuser, Maria Held from Ashurst LLP Germany acted as legal advisors to Commerzbank AG (XTRA:CBK).

Commerzbank AG (XTRA:CBK) completed the acquisition of 74.9% stake in Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft mbH from Aquila Capital on April 25, 2024. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft by Commerzbank.