Gleiss Lutz advises VW supervisory board on Traton IPO

Gleiss Lutz is advising the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG (VW) in connection with the planned IPO of VW’s truck & bus subsidiary, Traton.
The law firm is therefore once again involved in a case of strategic importance for VW. Prior to that Gleiss Lutz was already instructed by the carmaker’s supervisory board in connection with the investigation into the diesel issue, the formation of a broad alliance with Ford Motor Company, and the changes to the company’s management structure.
The Traton shares are to be traded on the Prime Standard at Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stockholm (Large Cap).
VW is being advised by the following Gleiss Lutz team: Prof. Dr. Michael Arnold (partner), Dr. Adrian Bingel (partner, both lead, both corporate), Dr. Christian Arnold (partner, employment, all Stuttgart), Dr. Hoimar von Ditfurth (partner, corporate, Frankfurt), Dr. Matthias Gärtner (counsel, Düsseldorf), Jan-David Geiger, Dr. Johann Weigel (all corporate, both Stuttgart), Jan-Rasmus Roßkamp, Dr. Walter Andert (both capital markets, both Frankfurt), Dr. Julia Herzberg (Düsseldorf), Dr. Ricarda Zeh, Dr. Sybille Romero, Anna Gralla (all Stuttgart, all employment).​