bpv Huegel advises founder and shareholders on the sale of all shares in EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH to Headwall Photonics, Inc.

17 January 2025. The bpv Huegel team led by Elke Napokoj advised the founder and the shareholders of EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH (“EVK”). The bpv Huegel team provided comprehensive advice including deal structuring, contract drafting, contract negotiations and all steps up to the closing.

EVK is an Austria-based technology company specializing in industrial sensor-based sorting and inspection systems. Among other applications, EVK’s innovative technology is used in food processing, plastics recycling and material sorting.

Headwall Photonics, Inc. (“Headwall”), part of the Headwall Group and a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, an American private equity fund, is a global leader in high-performance spectral imaging solutions and optical components.

EVK’s innovative hyperspectral and inductive sensor technologies as well as data analysis expertise complement Headwall Group’s existing products and commitment to advancing hyperspectral imaging applications and AI-driven interpretation software in machine vision and remote sensing markets.

The transaction was closed on 31 December 2024.

Advisors to EVK: bpv Huegel – Elke Napokoj (Lead, Corporate/M&A), Victoria Huf (Corporate/M&A), Sonja Dürager (IP/IT), Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber (Competition Law), Gerhard Fussenegger (Competition Law), Sebastian Reiter (Competition Law), Walter Niedermüller (Labour Law), Raphael Lehner (Corporate/M&A).

EVK M&A Team: Rabel & Partner GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft – Markus Pellet.

Advisors to the Buyer: Schönherr Rechtsanwälte.

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