Media: Press Releases | 13 March 2020

Hogan Lovells advises Allianz on the acquisition of a majority stake in ControlExpert

Led by Düsseldorf partner Christoph Louven and counsel Guido Brockhausen, Hogan Lovells has advised the Allianz Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in ControlExpert, the international market leader in AI-based claims handling in the automotive sector.

The acquisition will enable Allianz to settle motor vehicle claims significantly faster and to use artificial intelligence in claims settlement. ControlExpert will retain its business model and operational autonomy, as well as its name, brand and identity.

Hogan Lovells advised Allianz on all transaction-related issues. 

Hogan Lovells team for Allianz

Dusseldorf

Dr. Christoph Louven (Partner), Guido Brockhausen (Counsel), Dr. Tobias Böckmann (Counsel), Kathrin Fey, Jan-Felix Wickermann, Schiwa Omidi, Dr. Marc Schlömer (Associates) (all Corporate);

Dr. Marcus Schreibauer (Partner), Sarah-Lena Kreutzmann (Counsel), Michael Thiesen (Associate) (all Intellectual Property);

Dr. Christoph Küppers (Partner), Dr. Mathias Schönhaus (Counsel) (both Tax);

Dr. Tim Gero Joppich (Partner), Stefan Richter (Counsel), Justus Frank (Senior Associate) (all Employment);

Dr. Martin Sura (Partner), Milosz Chodziakiewicz (Associate) (both Antitrust);

Munich

Dr. Thomas Frank (Senior Associate, Pensions);

Amsterdam

Victor de Vlaam (Partner), Jan de Snaijer (Partner), Leonie Huisman (Counsel), Aafke Pronk (Senior Associate), Marieke Plaisier, Georgi Yavorov Boyadzhiev (Associates) (all Corporate);

Madrid

Joaquín Ruiz Echauri (Partner), Felipe Vázquez (Senior Associate), Guillermo Ruiz (Associate);

Brasil

Isabel Costa Carvalho (Partner), Arthur R. Amaral, Ana Laura Pereira Laura Pongeluppi (Associate);

Beijing

Liang Xu (Partner), Aldo Boni De Nobili (Senior Associate), Lan Xu (Associate);

Hong Kong

Andrew McGinty (Partner), Sherry Xiao (Senior Associate);

London

Tim Goggin (Partner), Neil Chisholm (Counsel), Hannah Marjoram (Associate);

Milan

Francesco Stella (Partner), Martina Di Nicola (Senior Associate), Silvia Maglio (Trainee);

Tokyo

Wataru Kamoto (Partner), Yasuyuki Shirabe, Kyal Hill, Raymond Dunn (Associates);

Mexico City

Carlos Ramos Miranda (Partner), Fernando Medina (Counsel), Pablo Corcuera Bain (Senior Associate), Rodrigo Valentin Gutiérrez Sánchez (Associate);

Warsaw

Beata Balas-Noszczyk (Partner), Marek Wroniak (Partner), Ewa Kacperek (Counsel), Mateusz Mazurkiewicz (Senior Associate);

USA

David A. Toy (Partner), Brian P. Curran (Partner), Glenn Smith (Counsel), Zachary Shub-Essig (Senior Associate), Patrick Miller (Associate).

Allianz Inhouse Team

Dr. Alexander Franz (Senior Legal Counsel), Dr. Jonathan Wennekers (Legal Counsel)

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