BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital acquires majority stake in A.Eberle

Zug / Nurem­berg — Funds advi­sed by BU Bregal Unter­neh­mer­ka­pi­tal (“BU”) acquire a majo­rity stake in A.Eberle GmbH & Co KG (“A.Eberle”), a leading provi­der of measu­re­ment, regu­la­tion and control tech­no­logy for appli­ca­ti­ons in the field of elec­tri­cal energy infra­struc­ture. BU will support A.Eberle as a long-term part­ner to acce­le­rate its inter­na­tio­nal growth, drive product deve­lo­p­ment and further expand the company’s posi­tion as a tech­no­logy leader in grid stabi­lity and power quality. A.Eberle’s manage­ment team is re-inves­­t­ing in the company as part of the tran­sac­tion and will drive the long-term growth stra­tegy toge­ther with BU. 

A.Eberle was foun­ded in 1980 and is head­quar­te­red in Nurem­berg. The company is a leading provi­der of measu­re­ment and control tech­no­logy for power grids and deve­lops specia­li­zed hard­ware and soft­ware solu­ti­ons for moni­to­ring, control­ling and opti­mi­zing power quality. In parti­cu­lar, the port­fo­lio includes solu­ti­ons in the areas of voltage regu­la­tion, earth fault loca­tion and power quality and makes a signi­fi­cant contri­bu­tion to the stabi­lity, effi­ci­ency and inte­gra­tion of rene­wa­ble ener­gies in power grids. Its custo­mers are prima­rily energy suppli­ers and medium-sized and large indus­trial compa­nies, mainly in Europe. A.Eberle is charac­te­ri­zed by a high level of tech­ni­cal exper­tise, prono­un­ced engi­nee­ring compe­tence and custo­­mer-speci­­fic solu­ti­ons and is an estab­lished part­ner with an inter­na­tio­nal presence. 

The market for grid tech­no­logy is bene­fiting from struc­tu­ral growth drivers such as the expan­sion and digi­ta­liza­tion of elec­tri­city grids, the incre­asing inte­gra­tion of rene­wa­ble ener­gies and rising demand for elec­tri­city, inclu­ding from elec­tro­mo­bi­lity and data centers. In this envi­ron­ment, A.Eberle is very well posi­tio­ned as an inno­va­tive tech­no­logy provi­der with long-stan­­ding custo­mer relationships. 

Lothar Mayer, majo­rity owner of A.Eberle, comm­ents: “During the process, I got to know a part­ner in BU who shares my entre­pre­neu­rial values and has an under­stan­ding of our busi­ness. From the very begin­ning, the colla­bo­ra­tion was charac­te­ri­zed by trust and an open, cons­truc­tive exch­ange. I am convin­ced that BU, toge­ther with the manage­ment team, will provide the right impe­tus to further deve­lop A.Eberle sustain­ably and lead it successfully into the next phase of growth.”

Stefan Hoppert, CEO of A.Eberle, adds: “With BU, we are gaining a part­ner who will support us in driving forward our tech­no­lo­gi­cal deve­lo­p­ment in a targe­ted manner and further scaling our solu­ti­ons. Toge­ther, we want to streng­then our inno­va­tive power and conti­nue to offer our custo­mers effi­ci­ent and relia­ble solu­ti­ons for the chal­lenges of modern power grids.”

Felix Werdin, Part­ner at BU, says: “A.Eberle is an excel­lently posi­tio­ned company in a struc­tu­rally fast-growing market. The incre­asing requi­re­ments for stable and effi­ci­ent elec­tri­city grids offer considera­ble poten­tial. Toge­ther with A.Eberle’s expe­ri­en­ced manage­ment team, we would like to build on the company’s successful deve­lo­p­ment and support it in its next growth phase.”

The parties agreed on the main terms of the tran­sac­tion in April 2026; closing is expec­ted to take place during the second quar­ter of 2026 once the usual regu­la­tory and prac­ti­cal requi­re­ments have been met. The parties have agreed not to disc­lose the finan­cial terms. 

About A.Eberle

A.Eberle GmbH & Co. KG was foun­ded in 1980 and opera­tes in the field of measu­re­ment and control tech­no­logy for the energy sector as well as for medium-sized and large indus­trial compa­nies. Our products and services secure and improve the avai­la­bi­lity of the energy supply at all voltage levels and support the inte­gra­tion of rene­wa­ble energy sources into the grids. All of A.Eberle’s efforts can be summa­ri­zed by the term “voltage quality”. — https://www.a‑eberle.de/.

About BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital

BU Bregal Unter­neh­mer­ka­pi­tal (“BU”) is a leading private equity firm with offices in Zug, Munich, Amster­dam, Milan and London. With more than €7 billion assets under manage­ment (AUM), BU is the largest mid-cap inves­tor head­quar­te­red in the DACH region. The funds advi­sed by BU focus on invest­ments in mid-cap compa­nies in the DACH region and neigh­bor­ing markets. With the mission to be the prefer­red part­ner for entre­pre­neurs and family busi­nesses, BU focu­ses on part­ner­ships with market leaders and “hidden cham­pi­ons” with strong manage­ment teams and growth poten­tial. Since its foun­da­tion in 2015, the funds advi­sed by BU have inves­ted in more than 160 compa­nies with almost 32,000 employees. More than 11,000 jobs have been crea­ted in the process. BU supports entre­pre­neurs and fami­lies as a stra­te­gic part­ner to further deve­lop, inter­na­tio­na­lize and digi­ta­lize their compa­nies, helping them to create sustainable value respon­si­bly and with a view to the next generation.