Author: markenmut

Düsseldorf, October 2021: WILO USA LLC, a subsidiary of WILO SE, acquired the operating business of QuantumFlo, Inc. in an asset deal. QuantumFlo, Inc. is a specialist for booster systems and intelligent pump stations.

QuantumFlo, Inc., based in Sanford, Florida/USA, is the US market leader in intelligent pump stations and creator of the world’s first variable speed booster operating system.

“With this acquisition, we are strengthening our presence in the USA in line with our ‘region-for-region’ approach. We are thus counteracting decoupling, the politically motivated separation of global value chains, and can serve local customer needs even more specifically with locally manufactured products. By acquiring QuantumFlo, we are also expanding our customer base to accelerate market development in the USA,” explains Oliver Hermes, President and CEO of the Wilo Group.

The Wilo Group with net sales of 1.5 billion € and 8.000 employees is one of the world’s leading premium suppliers of pumps and pump systems for building services, water management and the industrial sector.

The team of I-ADVISE led by Frank Sichau provided services as financial advisor to WILO SE including business valuation services.

Düsseldorf, Oktober 2021: Die WILO USA LLC, eine Tochtergesellschaft der WILO SE, hat im Rahmen eines Asset-Deals das operative Geschäft von QuantumFlo, Inc., einem Spezialisten für Druckerhöhungsanlagen und intelligente Pumpensysteme, übernommen.

QuantumFlo, Inc. mit Sitz in Sanford, Florida/USA, ist Marktführer für intelligente Pumpensysteme in den USA und Erfinder des weltweit ersten drehzahlvariablen Booster-Betriebssystems.

„Mit dieser Akquisition verstärken wir ganz im Sinne unseres ‚region-for-region‘-Ansatzes unsere Präsenz in den USA. Damit begegnen wir dem Decoupling, der politisch motivierten Entkopplung von globalen Wertschöpfungsketten, und können noch gezielter lokale Kundenbedürfnisse mit lokal hergestellten Produkten bedienen. Außerdem erweitern wir mit dem Erwerb von QuantumFlo unsere Kundenbasis zur Beschleunigung der Marktentwicklung in den USA“, erklärt Oliver Hermes, Vorstandsvorsitzender und CEO der Wilo Gruppe.

WILO SE gehört mit einem Umsatz von rund 1,5 Milliarden Euro und ca. 8.000 Mitarbeitern zu einem der weltweit führenden Hersteller von Pumpen und Pumpensystemen für die Heizungs-, Kälte- und Klimatechnik sowie für Wasserversorgung und Abwasserentsorgung.

Das I-ADVISE Team unter der Leitung von Herrn WP/StB Frank Sichau unterstützte die WILO SE als Financial Advisor und bei der Unternehmensbewertung.

Düsseldorf, September 2021: I-ADVISE advised Kamera Express, a portfolio company of Vendis Capital, Diegem/Brussels (Belgium), on the acquisition of all shares in FOTO-GREGOR GmbH.

FOTO-GREGOR GmbH and subsidiaries, also acquired in the context of the transaction, operate in total eight photo retail stores in Germany and a web shop. The group employs circa 100 people and is headquartered in Cologne, which is also the site of group’s main store.

Kamera Express, Capelle a/d Ijssel (The Netherlands), is the leading photo and video specialist in the Netherlands and Belgium. Through its own web shops and 21 brick-and-mortar stores, Kamera Express provides consumers with a wide product range and services. Since the investment of Vendis Capital in 2018, the business transitioned from a product orientated omni-channel retailer in the Netherlands to a fully-fledged European consumer platform. The acquisition of FOTO-GREGOR further strengthens the position of Kamera Express in Germany.

The I-ADVISE team led by Kim Niedernolte supported Kamera Express with financial due diligence and tax due diligence.

Düsseldorf, August 2021: I-ADVISE advised Odewald KMU II on the acquisition of a majority stake in the digitization expert ctrl QS GmbH Rollout Management for Digital Projects. Together with the founder, Mrs. Mirja Silverman, who will continue to lead the company as managing director, the company’s successful growth path is to be continued.

ctrl QS is a specialized service provider advising multinational corporations and brands on process, tool and change management in the context of digital projects and provides operational support. In its core market, ctrl QS already occupies a leading market position and, thanks to its extensive expertise, has many opportunities to expand the product range and continue to grow successfully both nationally and internationally. The company, based in Berlin, was founded in 2009 and today employs over 100 people.

Odewald KMU II fund invests in attractive target markets in German-speaking medium-sized companies. The industry focus is on profitable, fast-growing medium-sized companies in the areas of “German engineering”, intelligent services, health and IT / software.

Heiko Arnold, partner of Odewald KMU, explains: “The investment in ctrl QS expands our portfolio in the highly attractive and rapidly growing market of supporting companies and organizations in digital transformation.”

The I-ADVISE team, led by WP Frank Berg, supported Odewald KMU with financial due diligence and tax due diligence.