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Successful Restart of METRIC
Frankfurt, 12 October 2016. Technology company METRIC mobility solutions AG (“METRIC”) has been successfully sold. Two subsidiaries of DUTECH HOLDINGS, based in Singapore, have taken over the entire business operations.
Read MoreACXIT Capital Partners awarded as BEST MID-MARKET M&A ADVISORY FIRM of the year 2016 Germany
Frankfurt, 13 September 2016. ACXIT Capital Partners is awarded BEST MID-MARKET M&A ADVISORY FIRM OF THE YEAR 2016 GERMANY by the renowned Acquisition Finance Magazine.
Read MoreACXIT Capital Partners and French PAX Corporate Finance conclude strategic partnership
Frankfurt, 07 September 2016
ACXIT Capital Partners and Paris-headquartered PAX Corporate Finance have concluded a strategic partnership to foster their cross-border activities between Germany, France and Switzerland and increase pan-European business.
German University EBS becomes part of SRH Higher Education
Frankfurt, 05 August 2016. SRH Higher Education GmbH acquires 100% of the shares of EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht gGmbH. With this strategic partnership SRH expands its leading position in the higher education market in Germany and secures the long-term development of EBS University.
Ströer continues the vertical development of its digital “transaction services”
Frankfurt, 15. July 2016. Ströers division “Digital Media and Transaction Services” signed a contract for the purchase of a 51 percent majority holding in BHI Group, for the Ströer Vertical “Women & Lifestyle”. The remaining 49 percent will be retained by the current owners, who will continue to lead the company.
Read MoreWISeKey secures CHF 5.4m of cash in a mandatory convertible loan note
Frankfurt, 14 July 2016. WISeKey International Holding Ltd secures another CHF 5.4 million of cash in a second tranche of a mandatory convertible loan note placed with selected strategic investors.
ACXIT Capital Partners awarded as BEST BOUTIQUE MERCHANT BANK 2016 Germany
Frankfurt, 05. July 2016. ACXIT Capital Partners is awarded BEST BOUTIQUE MERCHANT BANK OF THE YEAR 2016 GERMANY by the renowned Global Banking & Finance Review.
Read MoreSound core of c.a.r.o. GmbH continues to operate
Munich, 05. July 2016. The sound core of c.a.r.o. GmbH, until its insolvency in April 2016 one of Germany’s largest retailers in the ladies’ wear segment, remains operative even though the insolvency proceedings opened. Sebastian Nolte, appointed insolvency administrator by the district court of Münster and lawyer of the law firm JAFFÉ Rechtsanwälte Insolvenzverwalter, stated: “We have realized a solution to continue the operation of 10 stores. This enabled us to secure 45 jobs. Due to particularly difficult circumstances of this insolvency process we consider this a success”.
Read MoreWISeKey secures a CHF 3m mandatory convertible loan note
Frankfurt, 29 June 2016. WISeKey secures CHF 3 million of cash in a first tranche of a mandatory convertible loan note placed with selected strategic investors.
Minkabu secures majority stake in listed wallstreet:online
Frankfurt, 22 June 2016. Tokyo-based Minkabu, via its German subsidiary sharewise GmbH (together “Minkabu Group”), secures the right to acquire a majority stake in stock market listed wallstreet:online AG.
Read MorePress Clippings
1 February 2019: “We need more Investment Banking Made in Germany” – Interview with legendary Tech M&A banker Andreas Thümmler published in Going Public Magazin (German only)
16 November 2018: “The 100th exit for High-Tech Gründerfonds – SolarWinds offers 8MAN a global platform for growth” – For the Managers and Shareholders of Protected Networks, the successful transaction was supported by ACXIT Capital Partners.
20 Oktober 2017: “Grands Chais grows even bigger through Le Filou” in the Lebensmittelzeitung (German only).
10 Oktober 2017: “New Trends in Venture Capital: Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)” VC column by our Managing Partner Johannes H. Lucas, published in the Venture Capital Magazin issue 10/2017 (German only).
04 April 2017: “IPO or Trade Sale: Thinking about the best Exit-Strategy”, with Johannes Lucas (our Founder and Managing Partner) published in the Venture Capital Magazin issue 03/2017 (German only).
03 March 2017: “Failing the right way“ VC column by our Managing Partner Nikolaus Roever, published in the Venture Capital Magazin issue 03/2017 (German only).
05 December 2016: Interview with Benjamin Schroeter of Facelift regarding the 75% sale of the company to DuMont (German only)
29 November 2016: “Clothing and Fashion – the industry will have to wrap up warmly” Industry Special by our Managing Partner Christian Nicolas Bächstädt & Senior Analyst Julia Constanze Rall published in the M&A Review Magazine 12/2016 (German only)
08 November 2016: “We are searching for tomorrow’s talents, who tackle projects with entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on mentality and creativity.” Interview with Johannes H. Lucas in the run-up to the Startup Academy 2016 (German only)
October 2016: “German Internet- and Techcompanies are looking for investors”, an article from Andreas Thümmler and Simone Muschelknautz published in the Venture Capital Magazin special-issue Start-up 2017 (German only).
10 October 2016: “After Unister – everything new in Leipzig or merely #newnister?” VC column by our Managing Partner Dr. Ingmar Ackermann, published in the Venture Capital Magazine issue 10/2016 (German only)
09 September 2016: “China, Germany and Industry 4.0” article by our Managing Partner Johannes H. Lucas and our Analyst Yue Xu for “M&A China Germany” by Unternehmeredition, published in the issue 03/2016 (German only)
17 June 2016: “Co-Investing: Does it come up to our expectations?” VC column by our Managing Partner Andreas Thümmler, published in the Venture Capital Magazine issue 06/2016 (German only)
15 June 2016: “Ready for the Future?” contribution to the expert sentiment by our Managing Partner Christian Nicolas Bächstädt, published in the special edition restructuring/ Unternehmeredition issue 03/2016 (German only)
10 March 2016: “Tech Rules the M&A World – Annual Review on German Small and Mid-Cap M&A in 2015” by Christian Nicolas Bächstädt, Christian Ramme & Nikolaus J. Röver, published in the M&A Review Magazine 3/2016 (German only)
05 March 2016: Börsen-Zeitung “First Capital Partners joins ACXIT Capital Partners” (German only)
08 February 2016: Article on “Exit-Strategie: Börsengang oder Verkauf – Der Trade Sale als neuer Königsweg?” featuring Andreas Thümmler, Managing Partner ACXIT Capital Partners (German only)
02 February 2016: M&A expert Frank Bruder, formerly at Commerzbank, becomes Managing Director at ACXIT Capital Partners (German only)
25 January 2016: WISeKey has retained ACXIT Capital Partners as arranger & placement agent for the CHF 60 million SSF (German only)
14 January 2016: Succesful completion of M&A process for Tempex GmbH due to ACXIT Recovery Management (German only)
21 December 2015: ACXIT secures EUR 21m for Neuffer Fenster + Türen GmbH / fenster.com (German only)
10 December 2015: ACXIT advised Facelift on Acquisition of Socialbench (German only)
October 2015: Christian Nicolas Bächstädt & Dr. Daniel Kiechle, ACXIT Recovery, in the M&A-Review: Analysis of the stationary healthcare market. (German only)
27 May 2015: Extract from GrowthCons panel discussion with Christian Ramme and Andreas Thümmler about chances and opportunities of IPOs by German high-growth companies. (German only)
29 April 2015: Article „Metz-Werke saved“ featuring ACXIT Recovery Management (German only)
28 April 2015: Acquisition of Metz TV Division in Germany by Chinese Group Skyworth
05 April 2015: Article on “Why corporations often fail as incubators” featuring Andreas Thümmler, Managing Partner ACXIT Capital Partners (German only)
30 March 2015: WISeKey engages the Equity Group as investor relations counsel
23 March 2015: Andreas Thümmler’s column in German VC-magazin: Fintech takes off (German only)
9 March 2015: Interview with Johannes Lucas and Andreas Thümmler in the VentureCapital Magazin (German only).
27 February 2015: M&A-Consultants Acxit Capital Management and CFP to merge
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