Baker McKenzie Advises Ufenau on the Sale of Trans Europa Express Holding AG to Orlando Capital

Baker McKenzie advised Ufenau IV German Asset Light, SLP, a fund exclusively advised by Ufenau Capital Partners AG ("Ufenau"), on the sale of its shareholding in Trans Europa Express Holding AG ("TEX"), a leading independent European railway services provider, to funds managed by Munich-based private equity firm Orlando Capital GmbH.

TEX is a leading independent pan-European railway services provider with operations in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium. Since partnering with TEX in 2015, Ufenau has supported its development from a regional railway services group into an integrated platform across the European railway sector. Under Ufenau's ownership, TEX completed eight add-on acquisitions, expanded internationally, strengthened its management team and broadened its service offering, increasing sales from EUR 80 million to over EUR 150 million.

Transactions Partners Alexander Fischer and Matthias Trautmann led the Baker McKenzie team, which consisted of:

Baker McKenzie Switzerland:

• Vinzenz Sutter (Senior Associate, Transactions)
• Elena Mani (Associate, Transactions / IP)
• Zarina Füglister (Senior Associate, Transactions)
• Boris Wenger (Partner, Antitrust)
• Ivan Tomic (Associate, Banking & Finance)
• Andrea B. Bolliger (Of Counsel, Tax)
• Sebastian Ritz and Barbara Naenni (Trainee Lawyers)

Baker McKenzie Belgium:

• Davinia Martens (Partner, Corporate)
• Eline Kegels (Associate, Corporate)

Baker McKenzie Germany:

• Ludmilla Maurer (Of Counsel, Tax)
• Sebastian Pfrang (Senior Associate, Employment)
• Stefanie Tesch (Counsel, Corporate)

Baker McKenzie Austria:

• Sophie Schubert (Partner, Corporate)
• Max Felbermayer (Paralegal, Corporate)

Baker McKenzie Netherlands:

• Laura Rietvelt (Partner, Corporate)

About Ufenau Capital Partners
Ufenau Capital Partners is a privately-owned Swiss investor group headquartered at Lake Zurich. It focuses on service companies in German-speaking Europe, Iberia, Poland, the Benelux region, the UK and the USA across sectors including Business Services, IT Services, Education & Lifestyle, Healthcare Services and Financial Services. Since 2011, Ufenau has invested in around 500 service companies globally and advises capital of more than EUR 5.0 billion.