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Automotive and Mobility
We advised BMW Group, General Motors, Honda,
Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis on
the establishment of an emerging technologies joint
venture, Ionna LLC.
Ionna LLC will expand access to EV charging across the
United States and Canada through the installation of an
estimated 30,000 high-powered charge points in urban
and highway locations.
We advised Bridgestone Americas, Inc., a global leader
in tires and rubber solutions for safe and sustainable
mobility, on its minority investment in and commercial
arrangement with Avayler, the automotive software as a
service business of Halfords Group plc.
The transaction will allow Bridgestone Americas, Inc. to
leverage Avayler’s software products in retail stores and
mobile applications.
Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. o昀케ce led the
transaction, with support from our Baltimore, Boston,
Houston, and Los Angeles o昀케ces and our employee
bene昀椀ts, employment, infrastructure and projects,
intellectual property, and tax practices.
Lawyers in our Baltimore, London, and New York o昀케ces
led the transaction, with support from our Denver
and Washington, D.C. o昀케ces and our infrastructure
and projects, intellectual property, privacy and
cybersecurity, regulatory, and tax practices.
We
advised
BASF,
BMW
Group,
Henkel,
Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schae昀툀er, Siemens, T-Systems,
Volkswagen, and ZF on the joint venture to
found Co昀椀nity-X.
We advised Samvardhana Motherson International
Limited, a diversi昀椀ed global manufacturing specialist,
on its approximately US$158 million acquisition of an
81% stake in Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., a TSE-listed
subsidiary of Honda Motors.
Co昀椀nity-X will provide products and services
the secure exchange of data throughout
entire
automotive
value
chain
within
Catena-X ecosystem.
for
the
the
Lawyers in our Munich o昀케ce led the transaction,
with support from our Alicante, Beijing, Berlin,
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Mexico City, and
Paris o昀케ces and our antitrust, employment, intellectual
property, and tax practices.
The transaction will result in a strategic partnership
between Motherson and Honda Motors, through which
both partners will seek to drive Yachiyo towards a
strong, sustainable future.
Lawyers in our Tokyo o昀케ce led the transaction, with
support from our Beijing, Jakarta, Mexico City, Paris,
and São Paulo o昀케ces and our antitrust and intellectual
property practices.
