HEUKING advises Odewald KMU on acquisition of High Office IT GmbH
With a Cologne-based team led by Dr. Pär Johansson, HEUKING legally advised Social Recruiting Beteiligungs GmbH, a portfolio company of a fund advised by Odewald KMU, on the acquisition of High Office IT GmbH.
High Office IT GmbH specializes in digital recruiting and acts as an outsourced recruiting department for employers. The company designs tailored recruiting campaigns, produces employer-branding videos and recruiting films, and uses innovative application processes. It is one of the leading and fastest growing providers of social recruiting services in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a particular focus on blue-collar hiring.
Odewald KMU manages EUR 350 million in fund commitments and focuses on investments in mid-sized companies in German-speaking Europe. Through the investment in High Office IT GmbH, funds advised by Odewald KMU are tapping into a dynamically growing market shaped by skilled-labor shortages, digital transformation, and the preferences particularly of younger employees.
Counsel to Odewald KMU
HEUKING:
Dr. Pär Johansson (Lead, Corporate/M&A),
Dr. Verena Hoene, LL.M. (University of Washington), (IP, Media & Technology),
Dr. Sascha Schewiola (Employment),
Svea Kunz (IP, Media & Technology),
Julien Krause,
Chiara Diekmann (both Corporate/M&A),
Lena Kurth, LL.M. (Stellenbosch University), (IP, Media & Technology), all Cologne
