Milbank LLP has advised global, mid-market private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners ("LLCP") on its investment in ENTRO group ("ENTRO"), a German service provider for entrance, fire safety and access control systems.
Established in 2022 by the founders Claudio Tubach and Philipp Westphal as well as NGC Nachfolgekapital, ENTRO provides testing, inspection, repair and installation services to entrance, fire safety and access control systems. With its holistic and OEM-independent service offering, ENTRO supports its more than 4,500 customers to navigate increasingly strict regulatory requirements for operational safety and to enable optimised operational efficiency. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, ENTRO provides nationwide coverage for its customers through its 16 locations and over 170 technicians.
ENTRO will continue to be led by its two founders Claudio Tubach and Philipp Westphal as well as CEO Sonja Foremny, COO Jan Ingo Buschmeyer and the existing management team.
Milbank comprehensively advised LLCP on the corporate, financing, tax and antitrust aspects of the transaction.
The Milbank team was led by partner Michael Bernhardt (Corporate/M&A) and included partners Thomas Ingenhoven (Finance), Matthias Schell (Tax) and Moritz Lichtenegger (Antitrust), special counsel Gerrit Merkel and Thomas Möller (both Finance) and associates Sarah-Maria Resch, Steven Buschle, Steffen Post, Josephine Schuster, Hendrik Gäbler, Philipp Haubold, Maximilian Huber (all Corporate/M&A), Nikolas Wolf (Tax), Adrian Müller-Achenbach, Lara Milione, Miriam Arimond (all Finance) and Martin Juhasz (Antitrust).
