Metro AG (HMSE:B4B) agreed to acquire GVS Lebensmittelhandel GmbH & Co Handelsgesellschaft Kg on May 23, 2025. Post closing of the transaction, GVS will continue to operate as a specialist for the system gastronomy under its established brand and with its current management team.

For the period ending December 31, 2024, GVS Lebensmittelhandel GmbH & Co Handelsgesellschaft Kg reported total revenue of ?180 million and around 350 employees.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

Dr Sebastian Kalb, Dr Martin Brock, Janos Mahlo, Dr Kristina Schreiber, Dr Maike Friedrich, Dr Cedric Meyer, Dr Patrick Pommerening, Dr Simon Kohm of LOSCHELDER RECHTSANWÄLTE acted as legal advisor to Metro AG.