BU Bregal Acquires Majority Stake in Energy Tech Leader A. Eberle
Industry & Private Equity: BU Bregal Acquires Majority Stake in Energy Infrastructure Supplier A. EberleLatham and Noerr advise on the deal
International law firm Latham & Watkins has advised funds managed by BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the acquisition of a majority stake in A. Eberle GmbH & Co. KG.
A. Eberle is a leading provider of measurement, control, and automation technology for electrical energy infrastructure applications, according to a company statement. BU Bregal is described as the largest mid-cap investor headquartered in the DACH region.
The Transaction BU Bregal will support A. Eberle as a long-term partner, accelerating its international growth, advancing product development, and strengthening its position as a technologically leading provider in grid stability and power quality solutions.
As part of the transaction, A. Eberle's management team is reinvesting in the company and will continue to drive the long-term growth strategy alongside BU Bregal. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory and practical conditions.
The Advisory Teams The Latham & Watkins team advising BU Bregal included Oliver Felsenstein and Dominik Waldvogel (both partners, joint lead), along with associates Lara Stelmach, Michele Stephan, Dennis Amiri, Nils Horst, and Blanka Fehn (all Frankfurt, Private Equity). The team also featured Stefan Süß (partner) and Daniel Hiemer (counsel, both Munich, Tax), Tim Wybitul (partner), Clemens Ganz, and Thies Schmitte (associates, all Frankfurt, Data Privacy), Tobias Leder (partner) and Julian Traub (associate, both Munich, Employment), Stefan Bartz (counsel, Litigation, Hamburg), and Maxim Glusdak (associate, Regulatory, Frankfurt).
Noerr advised A. Eberle GmbH & Co. KG with a team led by Thorsten Reinhard (partner, M&A/Private Equity, Frankfurt), supported by Moritz Koch (partner, Hamburg), Uwe Brendler (associated partner, Dresden), Eojin Lie (senior associate), Jannik Duttlinger (senior associate), and Janna Lakos (associate, all Frankfurt, M&A/Private Equity). On tax matters, the team included Andre Happel (partner), Peter Scheuch (associated partner, Berlin), Thomas Renner (senior associate), Eric Epler (senior associate), and Alena Proschinger (associate, all Frankfurt). For antitrust and foreign trade law, Jens Peter Schmidt (partner) and Nigina Zahedi (senior associate, both Brussels) provided counsel.
