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Beatrice Berg strengthens the team of I-ADVISE AG as a Partner in the M&A Advisory division

Düsseldorf, May 2025: We are pleased to announce the onboarding of Beatrice Berg as a Partner in the “M&A Advisory” service line as of May 1, 2025, at I-ADVISE AG. With over 25 years of experience in Transaction Services, corporate valuation, and M&A consulting, Beatrice Berg brings extensive expertise, particularly in complex transactions.

After positions at leading auditing firms, she most recently served as a Partner at a renowned M&A boutique in Düsseldorf, where she successfully advised shareholders of companies across various industries and sizes on succession planning, portfolio sales, and carve-out transactions. Additionally, she has advised clients on acquisition topics throughout the entire purchase process, from identifying potential target companies to executing the acquisition.

With Beatrice Berg, I-ADVISE expands its expertise in the M&A Advisory field. This further strengthens I-ADVISE’s strong market position as a comprehensive service provider for consulting services related to corporate transactions.

“We are very pleased to welcome Beatrice Berg. Her extensive experience in M&A process consulting provides a significant added value for our clients,” says Frank Sichau, Partner at I-ADVISE.

About I-ADVISE: Since its founding in 2007, I-ADVISE has established itself as an expert in Transaction Services and corporate valuation. From our offices in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, we advise companies and corporations of various industries and sizes—both nationally and cross-border—on M&A transactions.

The expansion of our service offering in the M&A Advisory area provides clients with comprehensive advice throughout the transaction process—everything from a single source. In addition to buyer- and seller-side due diligence and the preparation of Financial Fact Books, our consulting services cover the entire M&A process: from strategic advising of decision-makers, transaction-related valuation, preparation of transaction-relevant documents, process coordination, and negotiations—all from a single source to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.

I-ADVISE advises Friedrich Graepel AG in its acquisition of a specialist for perforated metal in Germany

Düsseldorf, December 2023: Friedrich Graepel AG acquired 100 % of the shares of SOLVARO GmbH in Kirchheim unter Teck/Germany. The company is a specialist for customer-specific perforated metal components for agricultural machinery, trucks, buses, IT servers and similar applications.

The strategic acquisition promotes the recently presented repositioning of Friedrich Graepel AG. “The merger will strengthen our market presence in Europe in particular, and we are gaining new customers and segments,” explained Carlo and Felix Graepel, Managing Directors of Friedrich Graepel AG.

Friedrich Graepel AG is an internationally well-known system supplier for innovative metal products and now employs around 1,000 people in the group with its seven subsidiaries in Germany, Hungary, the USA and India.

Led by Frank Sichau (WP/StB), the I-ADVISE team (Axel Schwarzrock, Michael Ferdinand, Nicolas Holt and Simon Genfeld) supported Friedrich Graepel AG with the financial and tax due diligence.

I-ADVISE advises sale of sepago GmbH to Proact IT Group AB

Düsseldorf, August 2022: I-ADVISE has advised the shareholders of sepago GmbH on the sale of the company to the Swedish Proact IT Group AB, a listed specialist in cloud services and data centre solutions.

Sepago is headquartered in Cologne, Germany. With its more than 85 employees sepago provides services in the areas of cloud computing, IT security and organizational consulting for medium-sized and large companies and supports them in digital transformation.

The I-ADVISE team led by Andreas Ewers acted as exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders of sepago GmbH throughout the sales process.

I-ADVISE advises Wilo SE in its acquisition of specialists in wastewater treatment in Germany

Düsseldorf, August 2022: The multinational technology group Wilo aquired FSM Frankenberger GmbH & Co. KG in Pohlheim/Germany and WSM Walower Stahl- und Maschinenbau GmbH in Walow/Germany. Both companies specialise in technologies for mechanical cleaning and treatment of wastewater.

These strategic acquisitions specifically exand the technology company’s water management portfolio. “Thanks to the acquisitions, we can offer our customers an even wider range of solutions”, explains Oliver Hermes, President and CEO of the Wilo Group. “We are consistently following our strategic development from an expert for heating applications to a holistic solutions provider for all applications in the transport, use and treatment of water and wastewater.”

The two companies are integrated into the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Water Treatment combining all Wilo Group activities in the field of water and sewage treatment. However, the companies will remain independent and continue to be run by local managers.

The Wilo Group is one of the world’s leading premium suppliers of pumps and pump systems for building services, water management and the industrial sector. Wilo employs around 8,200 people around the globe.

The I-ADVISE team led by Frank Sichau provided financial and tax due diligence support, business valuation services and supported Wilo group relating economical aspects in the SPA.