Global Auto Holdings Acquires K.W. Bruun’s Import and Digital Businesses

Paul, Weiss advised Global Auto Holdings Limited on its acquisition of K.W. Bruun’s import and digital businesses, a deal valued at approximately DKK 7.9 billion ($1.17 billion).

Global Auto Holdings is one of the largest global automotive retail businesses, operating 164 franchise dealerships across Europe and North America. K.W. Bruun is one of the biggest car importers in the Nordics, importing cars and spare parts for Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel, Mitsubishi, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Hongqi and Voyah. Through its subsidiaries, K.W. Bruun also focuses on the development of digital business concepts related to mobility and communication. 

The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Christopher Sullivan and Adam Givertz and included partners Neel Sachdev, Matthew Merkle, Suhan Shim, Dan Schuster-Woldan and Matt Hearn; tax partners Timothy Lowe and Cian O’Connor, and counsel Jamie Chambers and Adam Parry; intellectual property partner John Patten; and antitrust partners Ross Ferguson and Annie Herdman, and counsel Yuni Sobel and Chad de Souza.