Luther advises textile service provider Alsco on acquisition of competitor Larosé

About ALSCO

ALSCO Berufskleidungs-Service GmbH, registered seat in Cologne/Germany, was founded in 1956 as a subsidiary of ALSCO Inc. (American Linen Supply Company), Salt Lake City/USA. The owner-operated family business is one of the world’s largest companies in the textile service business. Today it employs about 1,117 people at 20 locations in Germany. The services offered include the cleaning and maintenance of working clothes, of textiles for hotel and catering, of personal protective equipment and product protection, as well as facility services and other services. The company has about 35,000 corporate clients nationwide.

About Larosé

Larosé is a competitor of ALSCO and also specialised in textile leasing – this includes the maintenance and distribution of work wear and work clothing as well as table linen, bedding and bath textiles. The company was founded by Dr Hans Imhoff in Cologne (registered seat) in 1977 and has a staff of about 835 people at 15 locations in Germany.

On behalf of ALSCO

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne: Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Lead Partner), Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Partner), Dr Gregor Wecker (Partner), Katja Neumüller, Fabian Mimberg LL.M., (all Mergers & Acquisitions), Axel Braun (Partner), Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M. (both Employment Law), Ingo Erberich (Partner), Michael Kunkel LL.M. (both Real Estate Law), Thomas Koch (Partner, Banking & Finance), Volker Steimle (Partner, Commercial and Distribution Law)

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Essen: Claudia Schoppen (Partner, Environmental Law)

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Dusseldorf: Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (Partner, Antritrust Law)

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Frankfurt a. M.: Ulrich Siegemund (Partner), Tilo Künstler (both Tax Law)

Inhouse: Dr Hubertus Dieckmann

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