YPOG advises Quantum Systems on takeover of Hacker Motor

Berlin / Munich — YPOG has advi­sed Munich-based drone specia­list Quan­tum Systems on the acqui­si­tion of 100 percent of the shares in Hacker Motor GmbH. With this tran­sac­tion, Quan­tum Systems streng­thens its verti­cal inte­gra­tion in the field of elec­tric propul­sion systems and expands its tech­no­lo­gi­cal base for unman­ned aerial systems (UAS). All employees and exis­ting loca­ti­ons of Hacker Motor will be retai­ned as part of the takeover. 

Quan­tum Systems is a leading German manu­fac­tu­rer of AI-supported drone systems for civil and mili­tary appli­ca­ti­ons and is pursuing a targe­ted growth and acqui­si­tion stra­tegy. The inte­gra­tion of Hacker Motor, an estab­lished provi­der of high-quality elec­tric motors and drive solu­ti­ons for the model and UAV sector, will enable Quan­tum Systems to deve­lop and produce key compon­ents from a single source in the future. 

“Tran­sac­tions at the inter­face of defense tech­no­logy, auto­no­mous systems and soft­ware place parti­cu­larly high demands on legal struc­tu­ring and imple­men­ta­tion. It is precis­ely in this envi­ron­ment that YPOG has been advi­sing tech­­no­­logy-driven compa­nies on complex growth and M&A projects for years. With the acqui­si­tion of Hacker Motor, Quan­tum Systems is support­ing its stra­te­gic posi­tio­ning by acqui­ring another key tech­no­logy — we are plea­sed to have supported this project with our inter­di­sci­pli­nary team,” says Dr. Adrian Haase, Part­ner at YPOG.

The take­over is a further buil­ding block in Quan­tum Systems’ expan­sion stra­tegy, which includes stra­te­gic acqui­si­ti­ons as well as orga­nic growth. The aim is to further increase the perfor­mance of its own drone systems, secure supply chains and trans­form inno­va­tions in the field of elec­tric drive tech­no­logy into market-ready products more quickly. 

YPOG has alre­ady advi­sed Quan­tum Systems on seve­ral take­overs and finan­cing rounds, most recently on the acqui­si­tion of the mobi­lity start-up Fernride.

About Quan­tum Systems

Quan­tum Systems is the leading German manu­fac­tu­rer of civil and mili­tary AI-supported drone systems. Foun­ded in 2015, the Munich-based company employs over 850 people and is repre­sen­ted inter­na­tio­nally at seve­ral loca­ti­ons, inclu­ding Austra­lia, Ukraine, Roma­nia, the United King­dom and the USA. Its custo­mers include govern­ments, minis­tries of defense, civi­lian autho­ri­ties and compa­nies world­wide. — https://quantum-systems.com

Consul­tant Quan­tum Systems : YPOG

Dr. Adrian Haase(Lead, Tran­sac­tions), Part­ner, Hamburg
Benja­min Müller (Tran­sac­tions), Senior Asso­ciate, Berlin
Dr. Miriam Peer (Tran­sac­tions), Asso­ciate, Hamburg
Dr. Malte Berg­mann (Tax), Part­ner, Hamburg
Dr. Jacob Schrei­ber (Tax), Senior Asso­ciate, Munich
Martin Acker (Tax), Asso­ciate, Hamburg
Dr. Lutz Schrei­ber (IP/IT/Data Protec­tion), Part­ner, Hamburg
Dr. Florian Witt­ner (IP/IT/Data Protec­tion), Asso­ciate, Hamburg

About YPOG

YPOG stands for You + Part­ners of Game­ch­an­gers and forward-looking tax and legal advice. The firm advi­ses compa­nies focu­sed on future tech­no­lo­gies with the aim of using change as an oppor­tu­nity and jointly crea­ting opti­mal solu­ti­ons. The YPOG team offers compre­hen­sive exper­tise in the areas of Funds, Tax, Tran­sac­tions, Corpo­rate, Banking, Regu­la­tory + Finance, IP/IT/Data Protec­tion, Liti­ga­tion as well as Corpo­rate Crime + Compli­ance + Inves­ti­ga­ti­ons. YPOG is one of the leading addres­ses in Germany for venture capi­tal, private equity, fund struc­tu­ring and appli­ca­ti­ons of distri­bu­ted ledger tech­no­logy (DLT) in finan­cial services. YPOG employs more than 180 expe­ri­en­ced lawy­ers, tax advi­sors and tax specia­lists as well as a notary in offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Colo­gne, Munich, Cambridge and London. — www.ypog.com