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09 Jul 2026

Gleiss Lutz advises iCON Infrastructure on acquisition of Northern Fiber Holding

"Gleiss Lutz advised funds advised by iCON Infrastructure LLP and portfolio company Strategic Fiber Networks GmbH on the acquisition of Northern Fiber Holding GmbH, a fiber network operator in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia. The transaction is expected to complete in H2 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions."

Gleiss Lutz advised funds advised by iCON Infrastructure LLP (iCON) and their portfolio company Strategic Fiber Networks GmbH (SFN) on the acquisition of Northern Fiber Holding GmbH (Northern Fiber). The transaction concerns the acquisition of Northern Fiber, a fiber network operator serving rural and semi-urban communities across Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia. Operating under the Lünecom and sewikom brands, Northern Fiber manages both owned and leased fiber networks and provides a full suite of high‑speed fiber services to residential and business customers. iCON is an independent investment firm managing funds with over USD 12 billion of capital focused on long‑term equity investments in private mid‑market infrastructure businesses in Europe and North America. SFN is an independent, vertically integrated fiber and cable telecommunications business headquartered in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, operating across Baden‑Württemberg and Lower Saxony through consumer brands including Das bessere Netz, Wisotel and Northern Access. The transaction is expected to complete in H2 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Gleiss Lutz represented funds advised by iCON Infrastructure LLP and Strategic Fiber Networks GmbH with a team composed by: Dr. Cornelia Topf (Partner, M&A, Frankfurt); Dr. Moritz Lochmann (Restructuring/M&A, Munich); Dr. Matthias Tresselt (Partner, Restructuring, Stuttgart); Kevin Löffler (Partner, Frankfurt); Ansgar Johannes Grosch (Munich); Maike Holzbaur (Munich); Dr. Hendrik Hupfer (Frankfurt); Wolf‑Christian Schneider (Frankfurt); Julia Hellmuth (Frankfurt); Vladislava Berbenkova (M&A, Berlin); Dr. Stefan Mayer (Partner, Frankfurt); Dr. Leonhard Kornwachs (Frankfurt); Dr. Markus Günther (Tax, Hamburg); Dr. Jacob von Andreae (Partner); Aylin Hoffs (Counsel); Vivien Etzkorn; Dr. Sandra Plötz (Foreign Trade Law/State Aid, Düsseldorf); Dr. Marc Ruttloff (Partner, Stuttgart); Dr. Thomas Fritsche (Stuttgart); Simon Clemens Wegmann (Public Law/Telecommunications, Berlin); Dr. Birgit Colbus (Counsel, Competition/Antitrust, Frankfurt); Dr. Juliane Langguth (Competition/Antitrust, Frankfurt); Dr. Kai Birke (Partner, Banking & Finance, Frankfurt); Leonard Krieger (Banking & Finance, Frankfurt); Konrad H. J. Discher (Counsel, Real Estate/Infrastructure, Frankfurt); Sophie K. Hochdörffer (Real Estate/Infrastructure, Frankfurt); Dr. Stefan Weidert (Partner, IP/Tech, Berlin); Viktoria Charlotte Neubelt (IP/Tech, Berlin); Dr. Tobias Johannes Abend (Counsel, Employment, Frankfurt); Dr. Stefan Schaaf (Employment, Frankfurt).
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