Oppenhoff advised Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG on the acquisition of Air Alliance GmbH

Oppenhoff provided comprehensive legal advice to Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG on the acquisition of Air Alliance GmbH.

The transaction involved the acquisition of Air Alliance GmbH, an established provider of sales and maintenance services for Pilatus aircraft in Europe. The scope of the transaction also included the operational premises at Siegerland Airport.

Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG, based in Stans (Switzerland), is an internationally active manufacturer of propeller-driven aircraft and business jets and ranks among the leading companies in this segment.

Air Alliance is a long-standing sales partner of Pilatus and, in addition to selling aircraft, offers comprehensive maintenance and servicing as well as operating a flight school. The company has been an authorised Pilatus sales and service centre since 2014 and is responsible for sales and technical support for the PC-12 and PC-24 aircraft types in Germany and Austria. Furthermore, its service portfolio also includes commercial flight operations under an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC).

As part of the acquisition, all approximately 120 employees will be retained. With this integration, Pilatus is strengthening its market presence in Europe and further expanding its service and sales structures.

The Oppenhoff team, led by Dr Philipp Heinrichs (Corporate/M&A) and Stephan Müller (Public Commercial Law), comprised Till Liebau, Dr Regina Engelstädter, Laurenz Kiefer (Head of Due Diligence), Antonia Döll and Antonia Timpanidis (all Corporate/M&A), Marc Alexander Häger, Caner Ertasoglu and Antonia van Dam (all Property Law), Alexandra Groth and Fjolla Sulejmani (both Employment Law), Dr Daniel Dohrn, Dr Agnès Reinhold and Konstantin Ogilvie (all Competition Law), Dr Patric Mau (IP), Valentino Halim and Anselm Auer (both IT/Data Protection), Dr Gunnar Knorr and Dr Jan Keesen (both Tax Law) and Dr Wolfgang Kotzur (Finance).

Oppenhoff has been providing comprehensive advice to national and international companies in the aerospace industry on complex transactions and strategic projects for many years. Most recently, this included advising the Ukrainian company Frontline Robotics on the establishment of the joint venture Quantum Frontline Industries with the German company Quantum Systems GmbH.

Oppenhoff’s Aerospace & Defence practice group possesses proven expertise across the entire value chain, ranging from M&A and joint ventures through regulatory issues to foreign trade law, compliance, and competition and tax law.

The transaction is subject to public law approvals.

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