Reed Smith's advice covered all aspects of the transaction, from its structuring to the co-investment and the share purchase agreement.

Under the joint leadership of Munich-based corporate partners Dr. Nikolaus von Jacobs and Dr. Germar Enders, the team in Munich also included Robert Werzlau (corporate, associate), Michaela Westrup (antitrust & competition, partner), Nadja Rünzel (antitrust & competition, associate), Elisa Saier (employment law, associate), Tim Sauerhammer (entertainment & media, associate), Katrin Gerceker (real estate, associate) and Alexander Hardinghaus (entertainment & media, counsel). The Reed Smith team in Frankfurt included Nina Siewert (tax, partner), Dr Oliver Hahnelt (finance, partner), Dr Nikolas Koutsós (finance, counsel), Markus Cejka (finance, counsel) and Cihangir Agdemir (real estate, counsel).

Reed Smith partner Dr. Nikolaus von Jacobs said: "We are delighted to be assisting this group of European family investors in expanding their portfolio and entering the traditional costume market. The Munich private equity team has already advised one of the family investors in the consortium on various transactions this year, which is real proof of the deep, trusting client relationship we have built up with a highly committed team."

About MOSER Trachten

MOSER Trachten was founded in 2004 and operates around 40 shops in Bavaria selling Bavarian traditional costume fashion. MOSER Trachten develops its own collections under established brands such as Ludwig & Therese, MOSER, LIEBLINGSGWAND and Alpenglanz, but also sells selected third-party brands such as KRÜGER Dirndl and Hammerschmid.

In addition to its brick-and-mortar retail and wholesale business, MOSER Trachten operates three online shops: trachten.de (and dirndl.de), ludwig-therese.de and kerstins-landhausmode.de.