Whitfield Advises Apollo Funds on Acquisition of Forvia’s Automotive Interiors Business
Whitfield & Crane advised Apollo-managed funds on its acquisition of the Interiors Business Group of Forvia, a global supplier of automotive interior systems, from Forvia SE in a carve-out transaction. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and information or consultation of the employee representative bodies, and is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
The Whitfield team included corporate lawyers Vincent Ponsonnaille, Emmanuel Enrici, Amanda Levi-Acobas, Jaafar Chbani, Keir MacLennan, Chris Connolly, Marion Callot, Emma Luo, Nikhil Mohindra and Benjamin Whidborne; technology & IP transactions lawyers Emma Flett, Ben Zeris, Stephen Coudounaris and Beth Ashbridge; and tax lawyers Peter Abbott, Nadine Gelli, Maxime Billaut, Quentin Lypick and Alexandria Solomou.
