Gibson Dunn Advised Bosch, Schaeffler, ZF, and AUMOVIO on Sale of SupplyOn to Bain Capital
Firm News | July 29, 2026
Gibson Dunn advised Bosch, Schaeffler Technologies, ZF Friedrichshafen, and AUMOVIO on the sale of their joint venture SupplyOn to Bain Capital. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, the firm’s investment unit focused on high-growth technology companies, prevailed in a competitive auction process.
SupplyOn is one of the leading providers of cloud-based supply chain collaboration: its platform connects more than 140,000 companies worldwide across the automotive, aerospace, railway, and other manufacturing industries. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Hallbergmoos near Munich and maintains locations in the United States and China.
The Gibson Dunn Munich M&A team was led by partner Sonja Ruttmann and included partner Dr. Ferdinand Fromholzer, of counsel Silke Beiter, and associates David Lübkemeier, Tim Windfelder, Johannes Reul, and Georg Bilek. Munich partner Kai Gesing and associates Yannick Oberacker and Christoph Jacob advised on antitrust and IP/IT issues, Frankfurt partner Dr. Lars Petersen and associates Victor Thonke and Simon Ruhland advised on regulatory and international trade issues, partner Sebastian Schoon (Frankfurt) advised on financing issues, and of counsel Dr. Peter Gumnior (Frankfurt) advised on labor law aspects.