Düsseldorf, April 2020: I-ADVISE advises the Munich-based investor Ad_Astra on the successful takeover of the traditional soap manufacturer Kappus.

Ad_Astra acquires the operations of the insolvent Kappus Group at Heitersheim (“Hirtler Seifen”) and Riesa (“Kappus Riesa”) through European Soap Holding GmbH, Munich. Kappus, whose origins go back to 1848, is one of the leading European soap manufacturers and produces more than 130 million bars of soap and syndets p.a. With 150 employees at both locations, Kappus achieves sales of around € 40 million.

I-ADVISE advised Ad_Astra on the implementation of this M&A project providing financial due diligence support, preparing the business plan and in structuring of the acquisition in the form of an asset deal.

Düsseldorf, September 2020: We are delighted to welcome on board Julia Schall.

Perpetual base rate for valuation dates in September 2020 is 0.01% (not rounded, 3-month averaging, 1 % growth rate). – Non-binding indication as of today –

The base rate has been calculated based on yield curve data (Svensson method) as provided by Deutsche Bundesbank.
Upon your request we can calculate case-specific base rates for you, considering company-specific cash flows, growth rates and varying the period of averaging.

Düsseldorf, July 2020: I-ADVISE continues its growth in M&A-Advisory and complements its partner team with renowned German public accountant (Wirtschaftsprüfer) and German tax accountant (Steuerberater) Michael Ferdinand.

Michael is an expert for both German and international tax law, in particular in the fields of corporate and real estate taxes, M&A tax and tax structuring. He studied business administration at the University of Cologne specialising in tax laws and corporate finance. He is a German public accountant, certified tax advisor for international tax law (Fachberater für Internationales Steuerrecht) and already during his studies qualified as German tax accountant (Steuerberater). In his professional career he worked at Big4 and midcap accounting and advisory firms before joining I-ADVISE.

„We are happy to have Michael on board. He perfectly contributes to our advisory services strengthening our competencies in German and international tax law.” so Frank Sichau, one of the founding partners of I-ADVISE.