Düsseldorf, August 17, 2026 – ARQIS provided comprehensive legal advice to the Greenovis Group, a portfolio company of Aurelius Wachstumskapital, on its merger with the Otto Kittel Group. With the acquisition of the Otto Kittel Group—comprising Otto Kittel and Kittel und Kruska—Greenovis is continuing its growth trajectory and strengthening its presence in Eastern Germany. In addition, Greenovis benefits from increased capacity, complementary expertise, and a broader service portfolio in key business areas.

Headquartered in Langenfeld, the Greenovis Group brings together landscaping and gardening companies from across Germany. Its service portfolio encompasses landscaping, sports field and playground construction, green roofing and façade greening, as well as the maintenance and care of green spaces. It is the leading corporate group in this sector in Germany.

The Berlin-based Otto Kittel Group employs around 200 people and is one of the most renowned providers in the fields of landscaping and green space/tree maintenance. Otto Kittel—headquartered in Berlin-Marienfelde with a branch in Zorbau near Halle/Leipzig—serves public and commercial clients, particularly on complex large-scale landscaping projects.

Kittel und Kruska, based in Berlin-Zehlendorf, emerged from the Otto Kittel Group in 2008. Specializing in green space and tree maintenance as well as landscaping, the company serves public, commercial, and private clients.

An ARQIS team led by partner Thomas Chwalek provided comprehensive legal advice to the Greenovis Group on this acquisition. In doing so, Greenovis is once again relying on the expertise of the ARQIS team led by partner Chwalek. Most recently, ARQIS advised on the merger with grün ER leben GmbH, among other transactions. Advisors to Greenovis

ARQIS (Düsseldorf): Core deal team: Thomas Chwalek (Lead Partner), Christos Choudeloudis, Severin Steffens (both Managing Associates, all Transactions); Partners: Dr. Ulrich Lienhard (Real Estate); Counsel: Christian Judis (Compliance, Munich), Jens Knipping (Tax), Nora Stratmann (Commercial, Munich), Martin Weingärtner (HR Law); Managing Associates: Dr. Bernhard Gröhe (Regulatory), Johanna Klingen (Data Protection), Rolf Tichy (IP, Munich); Associates: Lia Papismedova (Real Estate), Dr. Philipp Treß (Berlin), Dr. Tim Weill (both HR Law), Dr. Julia Wildgans (IP, Munich); Foreign Lawyer: Qing Xia (Transactions)

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