Bär & Karrer advises Worthington Steel
in acquisition of Kloeckner & Co

Worthington Steel (NYSE: WS), a metals processor that partners with customers to deliver highly technical and customized solutions, entered into a Business Combination Agreement with Kloeckner & Co (XETR: KCO), a leading service center and metal processing company with facilities across North America and Europe.

Bär & Karrer acts as Swiss legal advisor to Worthington Steel. The team is co-led by Christoph Neeracher and Philippe Seiler and further includes Ronny Schmid, Nick Aschwanden and Dennis Loki (all M&A), Laura Widmer and Sandra Schaffner (both Employment), Faton Aliu and Dominique Simmen (both Finance), Ruth Bloch-Riemer and Sébastien Di Natale (Social Security), Patrick Neher (Real Estate) and Katharina Cardon (Data Protection).

The international lead is with Latham & Watkins LLP. The team of Latham & Watkins LLP is led by Dr. Rainer Traugott (Munich).