Wolf Theiss advises HENSOLDT on the acquisition of SAIL LABS Technology

Wolf Theiss provided comprehensive advice to Hensoldt. The team was led by Partner Florian Kusznier, Corporate M&A, who was supported by Michael Kienzl (Senior Associate, Corporate M&A), Martina Hiebl (Senior Associate, Corporate M&A), Simona Shpilsky (Associate, Corporate M&A), Roland Marko (Partner, IP & IT), Paulina Pomorski (Senior Associate, IP & IT), Kurt Retter (Partner, Regulatory & Public Law), Dominik Engel (Associate, Regulatory & Public Law), Ralf Peschek (Partner, Employment), Dorothea Rauchegger (Associate, Employment), Günter Bauer (Partner, Competition & Antitrust), Martin Gassler (Associate, Competition & Antitrust), Kathrin Shahroozi (Legal Trainee, Competition & Antitrust), Valerie Hohenberg (Partner, Compliance), Nikolaus Loudon (Counsel, Compliance) and Florian Pechhacker (Senior Associate, Disputes).

HENSOLDT is a pioneer of technology and innovation in the field of defence and security electronics with more than 150 years of heritage from companies like Carl Zeiss, Airbus, Dornier, Messerschmitt and Telefunken. Based in Taufkirchen near Munich, the company is a German Champion with strategic leadership positions in the field of sensor solutions for defence and non-defence applications. HENSOLDT develops new products to combat a wide range of threats based on innovative approaches to data management, robotics and cyber security. With more than 5,500 employees, HENSOLDT generated revenue of EUR 1.11 billion in 2019.

SAIL LABS Technology is a global leading provider of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) systems and Natural Language Processing technologies, such as Automatic Speech Recognition, which are key elements for media monitoring and analysis.