Frankfurt/Main, January 11, 2008 – Baker & McKenzie advised Triton Beteiligungsberatung GmbH’s Kassel portfolio company, RMG Regel + Messtechnik GmbH, on the acquisition of all shares of Mercury Instruments Inc.

RMG Regel + Messtechnik, an industry supplier of the natural gas market and developer and producer of control fittings and measuring instruments, employs approximately 1,000 employees worldwide, with over 600 in Germany. In 2006 the company earned turnover of approximately 125 million Euro.

Mercury Instruments Inc., with its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio/USA, is the leading manufacturer of precision measuring devices and monitoring instruments for the gas industry.

Corporate Partner Dr. Regina Engelstädter (Frankfurt) led the Baker & McKenzie team on this cross-border transaction. “The negotiations went smoothly; the deal was wrapped up within a few weeks – not least due to the good cooperation with the seller’s attorneys,” she said. Dr. Regina Engelstädter previously represented Triton during the takeover of the clothing manufacturer Basler in 2006. The sellers in the case were the private equity investors Alpha and Quilvest.

Aside from Dr. Engelstädter, the team also included corporate/M&A associate Dr. Michael Moser (Frankfurt) and Of Counsel Andre Fiebig (Chicago); tax associate Dr. Marc Scheunemann (Munich); banking & finance Partner Michael Foundethakis (Munich) and associate Kathrin Schmidt-Pfähler (Munich). Latham & Watkins advised the banks.