Hogan Lovells advises RGW Express on alliance with BBL Groupe

Press releases | 03 November 2022

Led by Torsten Rosenboom (Partner) and Matthias Murr (Senior Associate), global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised the owner of the Polish-Czech RGW Express Group Hartmut Luetz on the sale of 100 percent of the company's shares to French BBL Group.

Founded in 1983 by Hartmut Luetz, RGW Express Group operates as an IATA cargo agent and AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) licensed customs broker offering complete transport solutions for road, air and sea freight.

Founded in 1997, BBL Groupe is a corporate network of companies with specific know-how in the fields of contract logistics, overseas transport, freight and groupage traffic and customs clearance.

Hogan Lovells advised RGW Express on all legal aspects of the transaction. The team was supported by Czech law firm PRK Partners. Delphi Advisors from Frankfurt acted as corporate finance advisor.

Hogan Lovells Team for RGW Express Gruppe

Dr Torsten Rosenboom (Partner), Dr Matthias Murr (Senior Associate) (both Corporate/ M&A, Frankfurt);

Marek Wroniak (Senior Counsel), Tomasz Zak (Counsel), Mateusz Mazurkiewicz (Senior Associate) (all Corporate, Warsaw).

PRK Partners: Radan Kubr, Jan Varecha

Delphi Advisors: Torsten Freymark, Fabius Janßen, Christopher von Ebbe