Led by Munich-based partner Lisa Iwersen, Taylor Wessing provided comprehensive legal advice to Süddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of material assets to ETM Dynamics GmbH. The company has been subject to insolvency proceedings under its own administration since 1 December 2025. The transaction has already been completed.
Süddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung & Co. KG is a leading manufacturer of flexible couplings, flexible discs and other components for vibration damping and power transmission for the automotive industry. The company has production facilities in Germany, the Czech Republic and Thailand and employs approximately 600 people worldwide.
The acquirer, ETM Dynamics GmbH, is an automotive supplier and part of the ETM Group, based in Saalburg (Thuringia), specialising in components and plastic systems. ETM Dynamics GmbH is a portfolio company of Max Valier Holding GmbH, an investment company based in Oberhaching near Munich, whose investment focus is on sustainable business models with development potential.
The transaction took place as part of a restructuring by way of transfer and enables the continuation of operational business activities not only in Germany but also at locations abroad.
Legal advisers to Süddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung & Co. KG.
Taylor Wessing Germany: Lisa K. Iwersen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch) (lead), Dr Hendrik Boss, Julia Siedhoff, Constantin Borowiak, Christian Benko, Anna Morawietz, all Insolvency Law/Restructuring, all Munich; Laura Stechno, Real Estate, Munich; Dr Klara Pototzky, Annika Rahn, both Employment Law, both Munich; Dr Stefan Horn, LL.B., Lara Nonnenmühlen, both Competition Law, both Hamburg; Dr Michael Brüggemann, Public Procurement Law, Düsseldorf; Stephan Manuel Nagel, LL.M. (EUI), Mareen Coenen, LL.B., Malke Kristina Zimmermann, all Regulatory, all Düsseldorf; Clemens Niedner, Moritz Probst, Victor Rapior, all Finance, all Frankfurt; Rudi Hasenberg, Julian C. Ludwig, both Tax Law, both Frankfurt
In-house administration of Süddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung & Co. KG:
Brinkmann & Partner: Christoph Enkler (Chief Authorised Representative), Dr Jan Markus Plathner, Sebastian Netzel, Philipp Reischl, Holger Heid
Trustee
Anchor: Michael Verken (Trustee), Katrin Voigt
M&A advisers
RSM Ebner Stolz: André Laner, Michael Euchner (partners in charge of the project), Johannes Brincks (project manager), Philipp Dille, Jan Schmidt, Christoph Grimbacher, Maximilian Nasini (all M&A Advisory, RSM Ebner Stolz Management Consultants), Lutz Maschlanka (M&A Tax)
