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German dating app LOVOO is acquired for USD 70 million by The Meet Group

Frankfurt, 21 September 2017. The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET, hereinafter referred to as “TMG”), based in New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA, acquires 100% of LOVOO GmbH (hereinafter referred to as “LOVOO”) for a total consideration of USD 70 million, inclusive of a USD 5 million contingent earn-out. The transaction is expected to close in October 2017.

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eduspot acquired by communitybrands

London, 24 August 2017. ACXIT’s partner FirstCapital advised Eduspot on the sale to community brands, a US education software provider backed by Insight Venture Partners. Uniting the two leading providers of back office software for schools to offer a proven suite of best of breed solutions to schools in the US, UK and Europe.

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UNITED ONLINE COMPLETES SALE OF STAYFRIENDS

Frankfurt, 25 May 2016. United Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTD) (“United Online” or “the Company”), a leading provider of consumer services and products over the Internet, announced on May 24, 2016 that it has completed the sale of the stock of its wholly-owned subsidiaries comprising the StayFriends’ business, the Company’s European websites for social networking services, to Ströer SE & Co. KGaA (DE: SAX) (“Ströer”), a leading provider of out-of-home and online advertising services based in Germany, for a total cash consideration of 16.0 million euros. The parties received German antitrust regulatory approval for the StayFriends transaction on May 13, 2016.

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IBM Signs Agreement to Acquire Aperto to Meet Growing Client Need for Digital Transformation

Frankfurt, 03 February 2016. IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aperto – a digital agency with headquarters in Berlin. Upon completion of this transaction, Aperto will to join the IBM Interactive Experience (IBM iX) team, supporting IBM’s growth in the largest economy in Europe.

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ACXIT Capital Partners is expanding its Distressed M&A business with Frank Bruder as new Managing Director

Frankfurt, 01 February 2016. ACXIT Capital Partners, a leading international corporate finance and investment advisory firm for mid-market clients and entrepreneurs in Europe, is further expanding and strengthening its business segment Recovery with Frank Bruder as distinguished expert for distressed M&A. Bruder leaves his position as head of distressed M&A at Commerzbank AG and will promote ACXIT’s restructuring and distressed M&A business as Managing Director at Frankfurt office.

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ACXIT Capital Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Busch-Holding GmbH in its purchase of 27.19 percent of voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

Frankfurt, 23 December 2015. Busch-Holding GmbH has announced the acquisition of a 15 percent stake on September 28th and a subsequent increase of 12.19 percent on October 15th in TecDAX-listed Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG via its investment company Pangea GmbH.

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NetDespatch acquired by Royal Mail Group

London, 18 December 2015. ACXIT’s partner FirstCapital advised NetDespatch on the sale to Royal Mail, the UK’s leading postal service delivery company, established in 1516. Combining the UK’s pre-eminent delivery company with an innovative SaaS platform to provide advanced cloud-based ecommerce and parcel delivery solutions to a global customer base.

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Trade Sale of Career Partner GmbH to international education provider Apollo Global

Frankfurt, 11 December 2015. Apollo Education Group, Inc. (“Apollo Education Group”) announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Apollo Global, Inc. (“Apollo Global”) has acquired Career Partner GmbH (CPG) from AUCTUS Capital Partners (“AUCTUS”). CPG is a leading full service provider of private higher education in Germany. Apollo Global is a strategic investor with a high level of expertise in the global education market. Together with Apollo, CPG continues to pursue the digitization of the education sector. The transaction values CPG at approx. USD 117 million including a contingent cash payment of up to USD 12 million.

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