Deheng Assisted LÄPPLE Group Achieve Global Business Optimization, Successfully Divesting Two Businesses

2025-10-27

Recently, the LÄPPLE Group successfully completed the carve-out of its global rotary tables business and automation business in succession. As a globally active, independent supplier of pressed parts, body shell components and standard parts, this carve-outs mark a key step for the LÄPPLE Group in sharpening its core sectors, optimizing its business mix, and enhancing operational and capital efficiency. Acting as PRC legal advisor for this transaction, DeHeng leveraged its extensive cross-border transaction experience and expertise to provide end-to-end, integrated legal services, enabling the LÄPPLE Group to complete the carve-outs smoothly.

As a cross-border carve-out transaction, this project involved a high degree of structural and execution complexity and required multi-jurisdictional coordination and strategic alignment. The transaction covered diverse asset classes and, under a compressed timetable, demanded parallel workstreams for the mapping and migration of different types of assets and contracts, employee transfer arrangements, and the optimization of tax structuring and transition mechanisms, thereby ensuring business continuity and a stable handover across customer supply chains.

As PRC legal advisor for this project, DeHeng formed a dedicated project team comprising its Cross-border M&A team members. Working closely with overseas partner law firm ACT Legal, the project team delivered end-to-end services, including transaction structuring, drafting and revising transaction documents, negotiating key terms, and providing closing and transition-period implementation support.

The project was led by Will Lu, Partner of DeHeng’s Shanghai office, with key team members including Jasper Kang, Kate Bu, Elias Cheng, and Yuki Zang. With rigorous legal expertise, efficient collaboration and deep cross-border practical capabilities, the project team supported the client in delivering these strategic carve-outs to a high standard.

This transaction not only lays a solid foundation for the LÄPPLE Group’s global expansion and PRC business synergies, but also further demonstrates DeHeng’s professional strength and global coordination capabilities in complex cross-border transactions. DeHeng will continue to provide efficient, rigorous and results-oriented legal services, helping more multinational enterprises optimize their global footprint, execute complex transactions reliably, connect with global value chains, and continue to deliver high-quality, efficient and professional legal support.