Munich, November 6, 2025 — McDermott Will & Schulte has advised world-leading private investment firm Ardian on entering into a definitive agreement with Solarpark Blautal GmbH to acquire its 90% stake in centrotherm international AG, a leading player in the design and production of power semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Ardian will hold the majority stake in centrotherm via Ardian Semiconductor, an innovative private equity platform dedicated to the semiconductor industry, that was formed through an exclusive strategic partnership with Silian Partners, a team of highly successful senior executives from the semiconductor industry. This agreement follows the acquisition of IBS in October 2024 and Synergie CAD in January 2025 and would represent, upon completion, the third investment of Ardian Semiconductor and the first transaction in Germany.

The completion of the transaction is subject to customary precedent conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Centrotherm based in Blaubeuren, Germany, specializes in the development, manufacturing and sale of high temperature thermal processing equipment with a long history of supplying both the semiconductor and the photovoltaic industry.

Ardian is a world-leading independent investment firm, managing or advising $192bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,860 clients globally.

The McDermott team was led by partner Holger H. Ebersberger and comprised partners Philipp Grenzebach, Matthias Weissinger, Felix Ganzer, Christian Driessen-Rolf, Alexa Ningelgen, Stefanie Soltwedel, Steffen Woitz, Florian Schiefer, counsel Thomas Diekmann, Alexandra Prato, Adrian Helfenstein, Holger Mlynek, Claus Färber and Ulrike Witt, as well as associates Parsin Walsi, Manuel Weiß, Julia Külzer, Nicole Kaps, Marion Dalvai-König, Carlota Huth, Darius M. Mosleh, Annabelle Juliette Rau, Tjark Pogoda, Athanasia Eleftheriadou, Sönke Wassermann, Constanze Götz, Tim Becker and Maren Rimbach.

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