Berlin, 15 November 2019 - BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Korn Ferry, a leading global consulting firm based in Delaware, USA, as German legal counsel on the acquisition of three leadership development companies of TwentyEighty, Inc. The three companies include the Miller Heiman Group with its German headquarters in Amberg, AchieveForum with a German presence in Kümmersbruck, and Strategy Execution, which has its German office in Frankfurt am Main.

The transaction was led by the US law firm Blank Rome LLP. A BEITEN BURKHARDT team headed by Partners Dr Christian von Wistinghausen (Corporate/M&A) and Uwe Wellmann (Antitrust) advised on all aspects of German law, including cartel filing.

Miller Heiman Group is the world's leading provider of sales methodology and sales technology for companies to increase revenue and improve business results. The company's training, consulting, technology and research solutions bring together processes, people, tools, data and analysis to prepare sales and service organizations for the future of sales.  AchieveForum is specialized in the development of executives and offers its customers both seminars and innovative e-learning tools. The company works with more than 150 professional consultants and trainers in North and South America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Strategy Execution is a global leader in organizational training, providing industry proven and scientifically tested solutions for project management and leadership training needs. 
 
Advisor Korn Ferry (German law):
BEITEN BURKHARDT: Dr Christian von Wistinghausen, Dr Patrick Alois Hübner, Tassilo Klesen, Lelu Li (all Corporate/M&A), Uwe Wellmann (Antitrust, all Berlin), Christoph Heinrich (Antitrust), Elisabeth Miesen (Labour Law, all Munich).

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Dr Christian von Wistinghausen
Phone: +49 30 26 471 – 351
E-mail: Christian.Wistinghausen@bblaw.com