The Frankfurt-based investment company VR Equitypartner supports Sementis GmbH Stephan Behr Vermögensverwaltung with additional mezzanine financing.
As a family holding company, Sementis GmbH combines interests in QSIL SE and IBYKUS AG.
Founded in 1992 in Thuringia, Germany, QSIL Group produces high-performance products from high-purity quartz glass and technical ceramics. QSIL Group has production sites in Germany and in the Netherlands and employs around 700 people. QSIL Group has become one of the world market leaders in its sector in recent years.
CODEX Partners prepared the commercial due diligence of QSIL Group for VR Equitypartner.
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Haspa Beteiligungsgesellschaft für den Mittelstand (Haspa BGM) has acquired a majority stake in HANSA Maschinenbau Vertriebs- und Fertigungs GmbH (HANSA) as part of a succession plan, thus ensuring the continuation of the company in the spirit of its long-standing managing director Patrick Palsmeyer. He will remain on board and, together with Haspa BGM, will continue the company’s successful growth course.
Founded over 70 years ago, HANSA was taken over by Norbert Palsmeyer and his son Patrick in 2013. They further developed the craft-based company into a modern manufacturer of special vehicles with a technologically leading market positioning and a turnover of around 30 M EUR. HANSA designs and manufactures multi-purpose vehicles in the “heavy duty” segment (e.g. for green area maintenance, leaf removal, street cleaning, winter service) and cemetery excavators. The company has a strong customer base in both product groups, especially in the municipal sector.
CODEX Partners provided the commercial due diligence of HANSA for Haspa BGM.
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Funds advised by Odewald KMU (“Odewald KMU”) have acquired a majority stake in ctrl QS GmbH Rollout Management for Digital Projects.
ctrl QS is a specialist service provider that advises multinational corporations on process, tool and change management in digital projects and provides operational support to its customers. In its core market, ctrl QS has a leading market position and has many opportunities to expand its product range and to continue to grow successfully nationally and internationally. A key competitive advantage of ctrl QS is its in-depth understanding of the processes and challenges of its customers and its many years of experience in the successful handling of cross-system digital projects. In addition, further growth is to be realized through targeted add-on acquisitions. The Berlin-based company was founded in 2009 and today employs over 100 people.
Together with the founder, Mirja Silverman, who will continue to lead the company as managing partner, the successful growth strategy of the company shall be continued.
CODEX Partners prepared the Commercial Due Diligence of ctr QS for Odewald KMU.
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Schürfeld Group, Hamburg, takes over the majority of the advertising media company Geiger-Notes. Schürfeld Group is a medium-sized family company that invests mainly in medium-sized enterprises in the paper and printing industry. The previous owner of Geiger-Notes AG, Jürgen Geiger, who has founded the company, remains connected to the company as CEO and shareholder.
Geiger-Notes AG, headquartered in Mainz-Kastell, is a leading manufacturer of calendars, sticky notes, notebooks and print advertising materials. With more than 200 employees, the company produces 15 million calendars and sticky notes annually in digital and offset printing. The company achieves sales of around EUR 30 million.
CODEX Partners has prepared the Commercial Due Diligence of Geiger-Notes.
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NORD Holding has acquired a majority stake in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG. The transaction was executed with the participation of WMS Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen. The Födisch family as well as the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Holger Födisch also remain shareholders of the company. Together with NORD Holding and WMS the aim is to expand the market position and to continue the successful growth course of recent years.
Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG is a leading manufacturer of emission technology for monitoring environmentally harmful gases, dust, and volume flows. Fields of application are emission monitoring (CEMS: Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems), process and environmental measurement technology and recurring tests of stationary measuring equipment. The medium-sized company operates in a market environment that has been growing steadily for years, driven by global megatrends and stricter environmental regulations. Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG currently has more than 180 employees.
CODEX Partners provided the Commercial Due Diligence of Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG for NORD Holding.
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