SKW Schwarz advises Mangrove Equity Partners on the sale of APR

Mangrove Equity Partners, headquartered in Tampa/Florida, USA, sold APR, a leading provider of automotive aftermarket performance software and hardware products, to Driven Performance Brands. A team of SKW Schwarz led by partner Dr. Kolja Petrovicki advised Mangrove Equity Partners at this transaction, together with US law firm Hill Ward Henderson. SKW Schwarz had also been advising Mangrove Equity Partners on German commercial legal aspects of APR in the run-up to the transaction.

Driven Performance Brands is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty automotive aftermarket performance products for car and truck enthusiasts.

Mangrove Equity Partners is a US private equity firm specializing in majority and minority shareholdings in lower mid-market companies.

Counsel to Mangrove Equity Partners:
Dr. Kolja Petrovicki, LL.M. (UPenn), (Corporate/M&A, Partner), Dr. Philipp Heigl, LL.M. (Warwick), Yvonne Schäfer (both IT & Digital Business)