{"id":2936,"date":"2020-10-08T16:20:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwwl.de\/en\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2020-10-13T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T07:48:47","slug":"pwwl-advised-imperial-tobacco-on-the-sale-of-the-efka-plant-to-a-dutch-group-of-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwwl.de\/en\/pwwl-advised-imperial-tobacco-on-the-sale-of-the-efka-plant-to-a-dutch-group-of-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"PWWL advised Imperial Tobacco on the sale of the EFKA plant to a Dutch group of companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PWWL advised the tobacco company Imperial Tobacco on the sale of the EFKA plant at the traditional location Trossingen to the Dutch Mignot &amp; De Block Group. The change of ownership enables the continuation of the plant and thus secures about 80 jobs. The EFKA brand, associated patents and trademark rights are not part of the sale. They remain in the property of Imperial Tobacco. No further details of the transaction were disclosed. Comprehensive employment law advice was provided to Imperial Tobacco by a team led by PWWL partner Thomas Wahlig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Imperial Tobacco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial Tobacco is part of Imperial Brands PLC, the fourth largest tobacco company in the world. The subsidiaries belonging to Imperial Tobacco, including Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH in Germany, Altadis in Spain and Seita in France, produce and distribute a broad portfolio of classic tobacco products such as cigarettes, fine-cut tobaccos and cigars, smoking accessories such as cigarette paper and tubes, and smokeless products. In addition to Germany, Spain and France, Imperial Tobacco&#8217;s business includes Great Britain, the Benelux countries, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consultants Imperial Tobacco<br>Employment Law: Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Wahlig, Partner<br>Dr. Juliane Schwarz, Counsel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consultants Imperial Tobacco<br>Corporate Law: SMP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Tim Schl\u00f6sser, Partner<br>Dr. Leonie Hartz, Senior Associate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pwwl.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Imperial-Tobacco-THW-JUS-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwwl.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Imperial-Tobacco-THW-JUS-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/pwwl.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Imperial-Tobacco-THW-JUS-scaled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pwwl.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Imperial-Tobacco-THW-JUS-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pwwl.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Imperial-Tobacco-THW-JUS-scaled-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PWWL advised the tobacco company Imperial Tobacco on the sale of the EFKA plant at the traditional location Trossingen to the Dutch Mignot &amp; De Block Group. 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