Frank­furt a.M. — McDer­mott Will & Emery advi­sed ELF Capi­tal Group on a unitran­che finan­cing for Berlin-based clean­tech company ABIONIK. ELF Capi­tal provi­des ABIONIK with a medium- to long-term finan­cing volume of more than 20 million euros to replace the previous bank finan­cing and for further growth.

ABIONIK is a pioneer in the envi­ron­men­tal tech­no­logy indus­try with nearly 30 years of expe­ri­ence in water and air treat­ment. The product port­fo­lio with the brands Martin Systems, Likusta and Stein­hardt is used in muni­ci­pal as well as indus­trial and mari­time envi­ron­ments. The group has sites in Germany, China and India with appro­xi­m­ately 200 employees and gene­ra­tes 35 million euros in sales (2020).

ELF Capi­tal Group specia­li­zes in flexi­ble finan­cing solu­ti­ons for medium-sized compa­nies, prima­rily in Germany, Austria and Switz­er­land as well as Northwest Europe. Target invest­ments for compa­nies range from €10 million to €40 million, with a focus on capi­tal solu­ti­ons for compa­nies with solid and profi­ta­ble busi­ness models, leading market posi­tio­ning and good growth prospects.

Advi­sors to ELF Capi­tal Group: McDer­mott Will & Emery, Frankfurt

Dr. Oliver Hahn­elt, LL.M. (Lead), Dr. Niko­las Kout­sós (Coun­sel; both Finan­cing), Nina Siewert (Tax), Tobias Riemen­schnei­der (Asso­ciate, Corpo­rate), Ardalan Zargari (Para­le­gal, Financing)