Gleiss Lutz has advised ERGO Deutschland AG on the acquisition of ERGO Pro by the Artemis Group.
ERGO Beratung und Vertrieb AG, the sales organisation of ERGO Deutschland AG, and the Artemis Group signed the agreement on the acquisition on 11 October 2026.
As part of the transaction, the existing ERGO Pro business will be fully integrated into the Artemis Group’s integrated sales platform under the new name ONE Financial Services AG. The Artemis Group will be the majority shareholder of the new company. The other shareholders will be the current management team and the leading sales partners of the former ERGO Pro business.
In connection with the transaction, the parties have also agreed on a strategic distribution partnership.
Closing of the transaction is scheduled for January 2027 and remains subject to customary closing conditions.
Further information is available in ERGO’s press release:
https://www.ergo.com/en/newsroom/media-information/2026/ergo-pro-to-become-part-of-artemis-group
The following Gleiss Lutz team, led by Dr. Tobias Harzenetter (partner) and Florian Schorn (both Corporate/M&A/Insurance Law, both Munich), advised ERGO:
Dr. Andreas Löhdefink (partner, M&A, Frankfurt), Dr. Julian Aicher, Jinnus Rastegar (both Corporate/Insurance Law, both Munich), Dr. Simon Wagner (counsel), Dr. René Kremer (counsel, both Commercial, both Stuttgart), Dr. Ocka Stumm (partner, Tax), Daniel Adolph, Tobias Kempf (both Financial Regulation, all Frankfurt), Simon Clemens Wegmann (Data Protection, Berlin).
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