T-Systems International GmbH, Daimler AG and DKV EURO SERVICE GmbH + Co KG have set up a joint venture for the development and provision of European electronic toll services (‘EETS’) for vehicles over 3,5t. The joint venture had previously been cleared by all antitrust authorities.

T-Systems has a 55% stake in the company, which operates under the name Toll4Europe GmbH, Daimler holds 30% and DKV 15%. Toll4Europe will thus be managed by T-Systems, which will contribute its more than 14 years of toll experience to the joint venture and will be responsible not only for technology but also for sales at service providers. Daimler will contribute its expertise for the future integration of the on-board unit into the vehicle. DKV will contribute more than 25 years of experience in the toll business as well as their know-how in billing 30 european tolls for currently 140,000 customers.

For further details, please refer to the attached joint press release of the three companies.

RellermeyerPartner advised DKV EUROSERVICE GmbH + Co KG in the areas of corporate and distribution law and represented the company towards the lawyers appointed by DKV EUROSERVICE GmbH + Co KG in other specialist areas.

Press release Toll4Europe of 13 April 2017

Consultants DKV

RellermeyerPartner Attorneys PartG mbH

Dr. Klaus Rellermeyer, Katharina Krauß, Caroline Strom

Fieldfisher LLP (Düsseldorf)

Dr. Sascha Dethof (Cartel Law)

Consultants T-Systems International GmbH:

Hogan Lovells International LLP (Munich)

Dr. Volker Geyrhalter, Andreas Thun, Florian Bortfeldt, Cornelius Naumann,

Florian from Kampen

Inhouse Law

Christoph Appel, Dr. Alexander Elbracht, Götz Baum,

Dr. Hilmar Leonhardt

Consultants Daimler AG:

Inhouse law

No mention.

Consultants IT law (for DKV and Daimler):

White & Case (Frankfurt)

Dr. Jost Kotthoff, Dr. Thomas Feiler

Consultants Cartel Law (all partners):

Clifford Chance (Düsseldorf/Frankfurt)

Dr. Joachim Schütze, Albrecht von Graevenitz,

Dr. Florian Wiesner