BRANDL TALOS advised Capiton on the acquisition of Mauer + Partner GmbH

Press release • Corporate Law & Transactions from Roman Rericha, Markus Arzt, Adrian Zuschmann

German private equity firm Capiton, advised by Lupp + Partner (Kerstin Kopp) as lead transaction counsel, acquires a majority stake in German Kutterer Mauer AG, a global manufacturer of closures and closure solutions.

BRANDL TALOS advised Capiton in connection with the acquisition of the Austrian business of the Kutterer Mauer Group. The BRANDL TALOS team was led by Markus Arzt and Roman Rericha and further included Adrian Zuschmann.

The Kutterer Mauer Group designs and produces high-quality innovative products and is active in various endsegments including cosmetics, pharma (clean room products) and food which allows a strong pipeline of new lightweight and easily recyclable products. Capiton invests in SME’s located mainly in the DACH region. They focus primarily on profitable companies with a turnover of between €50 and €300 million and also partner with co-investors to realise much larger investments. In acquiring Kutterer Mauer AG, Capiton reinforced its commitment to continue their growth strategy.

The team
Roman Rericha
Partner / Gesellschaftsrecht & Transaktionen, Venture Capital & Start-ups, Fund Formation
Roman advises on complex cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. He also regularly supports foreign and Austrian venture capital funds with investments in Austria as well as start-ups in large-scale financing rounds.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 2005),
Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, (Mag. rer.soc.oec. 2007)
Markus Arzt
Partner / Gesellschaftsrecht & Transaktionen, Venture Capital & Start-ups, Fund Formation, Kapitalmarktrecht
In recent years, Markus has spearheaded various large international transactions and is a respected venture capital and private equity expert.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 2012)
Adrian Zuschmann
Partner / Gesellschaftsrecht & Transaktionen, Venture Capital & Start Ups
Adrian specializes in corporate transactions, advising institutional and strategic investors, founders, and growth companies.
His practice centers on navigating clients through complex financing rounds, M&A and private equity transactions, portfolio investments, and exit strategies.

JUVE Verlag has recognized Adrian as a "rising star" in M&A for two consecutive years and included him in its inaugural "14 under 40" ranking for Austria.

Queen Mary University of London (MSc Law & Finance 2020)
University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Magister iuris 2015)