Baker McKenzie has advised Dertour Group on its acquisition of the Hotelplan Group, with the exception of Interhome, which is being acquired by the HomeToGo Group. Bar & Karrer reportedly advised the seller – Migros.
Dertour Group, based in Cologne and part of REWE Group, is a travel conglomerate operating across multiple European markets.
Hotelplan Group specializes in leisure and business travel.
Migros is a Swiss retail company.
According to Baker McKenzie, the transaction, pending antitrust approvals, includes four of the five business units of Hotelplan Group and will strengthen Dertour Group’s presence in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
The Baker McKenzie team included Vienna-based Partner Andreas Traugott and Of Counsel Anita Lukaschek as well as further team members in Zurich, Duesseldorf, Munich, London, and Brussels.
