Clean Garant Group sold to former managing director – More than 1,200 jobs secured

Clean Garant is a Berlin-based building cleaning service provider with a long history. Hotel, facade, glass, and nationwide maintenance are the company's primary areas of expertise. The service portfolio is complemented by additional complementary services like sales area cleaning, winter services, and special cleaning. At first, the group was made up of three businesses:

1.    Clean Garant Gebäudereinigung Dr. Winkler GmbH
2.    Clean Garant Gebäudereinigung Winkler GmbH
3.    Clean Garant Service Nord GmbH

The two companies, Clean Garant Gebäudereinigung Winkler GmbH and Clean Garant Service Nord GmbH essentially offer their services through Clean Garant Gebäudereinigung Dr. Winkler GmbH. The latter takes over all administrative tasks for the group at the Berlin location.

STRUCTURED SALES PROCESS

On 28th January 2021, the management of Clean Garant filed for insolvency under self-administration. The local court of Berlin appointed Mr. Friedemann Ulrich Schade as the preliminary custodian. Mr. Andreas Ziegenhagen from Dentons GmbH was appointed as the legal representative as part of the self-administration.

At the time of the insolvency filing, 1,236 people were employed by Clean Garant.

The team of CVM led by managing partner Andreas Knaup was exclusively mandated by the management of Clean Garant as well as the preliminary creditors' committee to set up a structured M&A process. Due to the successful collaboration with Dentons and BRL, CVM successfully sold the Clean Garant Group.

CVM Team: Andreas Knaup (Managing Partner), Oliver Lewin (Senior Consultant)

On 1 September 2021, the Clean Garant Group was sold to Ali Moussa Khoder, the previous managing partner. Clean Garant Gebäudereinigung Dr. Winkler GmbH now provides all of the group's services, which were initially provided by three businesses.

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On 28th January 2021, the management of Clean Garant filed for insolvency under self-administration. The local court of Berlin appointed Mr. Friedemann Ulrich Schade as the preliminary custodian. Mr. Andreas Ziegenhagen from Dentons GmbH was appointed as the legal representative as part of the self-administration. The team of CVM led by managing partner Andreas Knaup was exclusively mandated by the management of Clean Garant as well as the preliminary creditors' committee to set up a structured M&A process. Due to the successful collaboration with Dentons and BRL, CVM successfully sold the Clean Garant Group.

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