Friendship Systems is an independent limited company with its seat in Potsdam. The company develops and licenses the software product CAESES, which is used to optimise hulls, ship propellers and turbo-machines. It is the successor to Friendship Systems GmbH, a spin-off of the Technical University of Berlin. At the end of 2008 it became a subsidiary of DNV GL (former known as Germanischer Lloyd).
Friendship Systems takes over all assets and employees of the CAESES-sector of DNV GL.

The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the management buyout was led by Partner Nicolas Gabrysch who was assisted by Till-Manuel Saur (both corporate).

Share
Corporate communications and press contacts
If you are a journalist and would like comment or background from our legal experts, we can help. Our team will put you in touch with the best person. View a full list of our international press contacts by jurisdiction here.

Connect with one of our experts