Hogan Lovells advises ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on private placement and admission to Frankfurt Stock Exchange of a SMG Technology Acceleration SE SPAC

Press releases | 03 November 2023

Led by Frankfurt-based partner Prof. Dr. Michael Schlitt, a combined German and Luxembourg Hogan Lovells team advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. in its role as Sole Global Coordinator and Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG in its role as Joint Bookrunner on private placement and listing of shares of SMG Technology Acceleration SE (the "Company") on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

SMG Technology Acceleration SE, a Luxembourg special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), is targeting a business combination with a company in the European technology sector, with a focus on additive manufacturing/3D printing, software as a service (SaaS), and digital infrastructure/blockchain-based technologies.

Trading of the Company's shares has commenced on October 31, 2023 on Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Hogan Lovells team for BN AMRO Bank N.V.

Prof. Dr. Michael Schlitt (Partner, Lead Partner), Mark Devlin (Counsel), Dr. Susanne Ries (Of Counsel), Simona Gradišek (Senior Business Lawyer), Christian Schröder (Senior Associate), Yağız Ersöz (Trainee) (all Corporate and Capital Markets, Frankfurt);

Alexander Koch (Partner), Emmanuel Lamaud (Counsel), Ariane Mehrshahi (Partner), Agnes Merz (Senior Associate), Kim Tang (Senior Associate), Gerard Neiens (Partner), Jean-Philippe Monmousseau (Counsel) (Corporate, Finance and Tax, Luxembourg).

In-house (ABN AMRO Bank N.V.): Tim Koppelman