DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
July 30, 2024
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Frankfurt, July 29, 2024 – McDermott Will & Emery has advised the Frankfurt-based investment company VR Equitypartner GmbH on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Accso – Accelerated Solutions GmbH. The company specializes in software engineering and digital transformation in the B2B environment.
The investment was prompted by the early initiation of a long-term succession solution for the two Accso founders Jürgen Artmann and Prof Dr Markus Voß. Both founders will retain a majority stake in Accso. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval.
Accso was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, in 2010 and advises companies such as Deutsche Bahn, Fraport, Bosch, Deutsche Telekom, BMW as well as ARD and ZDF on individual software solutions. With more than 270 employees, Accso currently advises around 65 clients from twelve different sectors and most recently generated sales of more than €29 million.
VR Equitypartner, a subsidiary of DZ Bank, is one of the leading equity financiers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. VR Equitypartner’s portfolio currently comprises around 40 commitments with an investment volume of €400 million.
The team advising VR Equitypartner was led by partner Michael Cziesla and counsel Krasen Krastev and included partners Wolfgang von Frentz, Christian Masch, Johannes Honzen, Ludwig Zesch, Gudrun Germakowski and Heiko Kermer, counsel Claus Färber and Laura Stammwitz as well as associates Lea Hachmeister, Tina Happ, Matthias M. Bosbach and Lukas Deutzmann.
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