{"id":47012,"date":"2025-01-28T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T08:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=47012"},"modified":"2025-01-28T08:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T08:42:01","slug":"eh-advises-3i-group-plc-on-its-investment-in-oms-prufservice","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/eh-advises-3i-group-plc-on-its-investment-in-oms-prufservice\/","title":{"rendered":"E+H advises 3i Group plc on its Investment in OMS Pr\u00fcfservice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>E+H advises 3i Group plc (&#8220;3i&#8221;) on its investment in OMS Pr\u00fcfservice GmbH (&#8220;OMS&#8221;).<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">OMS is a leading, tech-enabled service provider focused on testing electrical systems and equipment for B2B customers. The company tests the electrical safety of portable and fixed equipment in offices and manufacturing facilities, as well as e-mobility infrastructure and photovoltaic systems. With over 900 employees and 43 operating locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, OMS is the market leader and largest specialist provider in the DACH region.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Headquartered in Lorch-Waldhausen, Germany, OMS provides electrical testing and certification services for B2B customers. OMS\u2019s fully tailored, proprietary software platform, INSPEKTRA, enables it to digitalize and automate its testing processes, thereby maximizing efficiency and optimizing its services down to an individual customer level.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">3i is investing to drive further growth in OMS\u2019s core business while exploring new opportunities, such as testing electric vehicle charging infrastructure and photovoltaic installations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">In the transaction, E+H supported Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP (Germany) as Austrian counsel.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">E+H Team<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">Lead: Philipp Schrader (Partner, Corporate + M&amp;A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">Further:\u00a0Dieter Thalhammer (Partner, Antitrust\/Competition),\u00a0Judith Feldner (Partner, Antitrust\/Competition), Georg Knafl (Partner, Public Law),\u00a0Felix Frommelt (Attorney-at-Law, Antitrust\/Competition), William Redl (Attorney-at-Law, Antitrust\/Competition), Franziska Egger (Attorney-at-Law, Employment),\u00a0Yvonne\u00a0Wohlmuth\u00a0(Associate, Corporate + M&amp;A), Laura-Sophie Polzhofer (Associate, Corporate + M&amp;A), Lucilla Kinga Laszlo (Associate, Employment), Laura-Sophie Polzhofer (Associate, Corporate + M&amp;A), Yvonne Handler (Associate, Antitrust\/Competition), Paul Rois (Associate, Antitrust\/Competition).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">Willkie Team<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">Lead: Partner Georg Linde and Michael Ilter with support from Associate Andrej Popp (all Corporate\/M&amp;A, Frankfurt)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">Further: Patrick Meiisel (Partner, Tax, Frankfurt), Bettina Bokeloh (Partner, Tax, Frankfurt), Martin Wa\u015bkowski (Counsel, Employment, Frankfurt), Aurel Hille (Counsel, Competition\/Antitrust, Frankfurt), Melina Terwesten (Associate, Corporate\/M&amp;A, Frankfurt), Maximilian Schatz (Associate, Corporate\/M&amp;A, Munich), David Str\u00e4tling (Associate, Corporate\/M&amp;A, Munich), Sascha Winkler (Associate, Employment, Frankfurt), Christian Werthm\u00fcller (Associate, Real Estate, Frankfurt), Marcel Seemaier (Associate, Tax, Frankfurt), Laurin Havlik (Associate, Compliance, Munich).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/EH_Schrader.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1878\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/EH_Schrader.jpg 1878w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/EH_Schrader-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/EH_Schrader-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/EH_Schrader-768x883.jpg 768w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/EH_Schrader-1335x1536.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/EH_Schrader-1781x2048.jpg 1781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"justify\">\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-47012","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/47012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}