Orrick Advises Xometry on Acquisition of Shift


December.04.2019

Deutsch: Orrick berät Xometry bei dem Erwerb von Shift

Orrick has advised U.S.-based Xometry, the largest marketplace for On-Demand manufacturing, on the acquisition of Munich-based Shift, the largest On-Demand manufacturing marketplace in Europe.

Through the acquisition, Xometry will accelerate its international expansion into 12 new countries, leveraging a worldwide network of over 4,000 manufacturers.

Xometry was advised by a team led by Munich based M&A and private equity partner Dr. Thomas Schmid, who regularly advises investors and startups on technology transactions.

The team further included partners Dr. Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein (tax law, Düsseldorf), Dr. André Zimmermann (employment law, Düsseldorf) and Dr. Christian Schröder (data privacy IT/IP, Düsseldorf) as well as managing associate Verena Schwarz (M&A and private equity, Munich) and associates Robert Weinhold (data privacy IT/IP, Düsseldorf) and Marianna Karapetyan (employment, Düsseldorf).