Seitz has advised Telekom Deutschland on the acquisition of the fibre infrastructure of ruhrfibre Essen and metrofibre by way of an asset deal. The firm announced the transaction on 16 October 2026.
The acquired fibre network in Essen covers around 87,000 households and complements Telekom’s existing and planned fibre roll-out in the city. According to the firm, around 288,000 households in Essen can already be reached via Telekom’s fibre network.
Chambers and Co. since 2004.
The sale takes place in connection with the self-administration proceedings of ruhrfibre Essen Netz GmbH & Co. KG, ruhrfibre Essen GmbH and metrofibre GmbH, which filed the corresponding applications with the Düsseldorf Local Court on 26 May 2026.
The Seitz team comprised Dr. Jennifer Lynn Konrad, Dr. Daniel Grewe, Moritz Groeger and Konstantin Salz (Corporate/M&A) and Sabine Schwarz (Employment Law).
For detailed information, as well as the picture copyright, please see the law firm’s original article here: https://www.seitzpartner.de/news/seitz-beraet-die-telekom-deutschland-bei-der-uebernahme-der-glasfasernetzinf-rastruktur-der-ruhrfibre-metrofibre/
