{"id":42424,"date":"2018-09-05T12:40:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T10:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newserver.fyb.de\/argos-wityu-acquires-stake-in-aktivoptik-group\/"},"modified":"2018-09-05T12:40:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T10:40:39","slug":"argos-wityu-acquires-stake-in-aktivoptik-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/en\/argos-wityu-acquires-stake-in-aktivoptik-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Argos Wityu acquires stake in aktivoptik Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frank\u00adfurt a. M. -<strong> Argos Wityu<\/strong> acqui\u00adres stake in <strong>aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik Group<\/strong>. The majo\u00adrity stake in aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik Group (aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik) was acqui\u00adred as part of a succes\u00adsion plan by Argos Wityu through its Fund VII. <strong>King &amp; Wood Malle\u00adsons (KWM)<\/strong> advi\u00adsed Argos Wityu on the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of a majo\u00adrity stake in aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik Group, the fifth largest chain of opti\u00adci\u00adans and acou\u00adsti\u00adci\u00adans in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Rolf Schnei\u00adder, foun\u00adder and previous majo\u00adrity share\u00adhol\u00adder of aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik, will conti\u00adnue to hold a mino\u00adrity stake and will conti\u00adnue in his role as CEO to ensure conti\u00adnuity. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is still subject to anti\u00adtrust clearance.<\/p>\n<p>Foun\u00added in 1989 as<strong>Argos<\/strong> Sodi\u00adtic, Argos<strong>Wityu<\/strong> is an inde\u00adpen\u00addent, pan-Euro\u00adpean invest\u00adment firm focu\u00adsed on manage\u00adment buy-outs, buy-ins and spin-offs of small and medium-sized compa\u00adnies with an enter\u00adprise value between \u20ac20 and \u20ac200 million. The German office is loca\u00adted in Frank\u00adfurt a. Main. With its invest\u00adment in aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik, Argos Wityu is now conti\u00adnuing the invest\u00adment approach of sustainable value enhance\u00adment through stra\u00adte\u00adgic and opera\u00adtio\u00adnal impro\u00adve\u00adments as well as growth, which it has pursued since its foun\u00adda\u00adtion, in Germany as well. https:\/\/argos.wityu.fund\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>About aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik<\/strong><br>\naktiv\u00adop\u00adtik, based in Bad Kreuz\u00adnach, Germany, was foun\u00added in 1989. The group, which has grown at an above-average rate compared to the opti\u00adci\u00adans\u2019 indus\u00adtry as a whole since the foun\u00adding of its first store, is now one of the five largest opti\u00adci\u00adans\u2019 and acou\u00adsti\u00adci\u00adans\u2019 chains in Germany, with 76 loca\u00adti\u00adons, around 560 employees and most recently repor\u00adted annual sales of around 50 million euros. The proven busi\u00adness model of aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik forms the basis for conti\u00adnuing the successful growth course of the past 30 years with the new majo\u00adrity share\u00adhol\u00adder Argos&nbsp;Wityu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advi\u00adsor to Argos Wityu: King &amp; Wood Mallesons<\/strong><br>\nDr. Michael Roos (Part\u00adner), Markus Herz (Part\u00adner), Floris Schil\u00adling (Asso\u00adciate), Dr. Laura Schu\u00admann (Asso\u00adciate), Dr. Katrin Thoma (Asso\u00adciate) (all M&amp;A, Corpo\u00adrate), Dr. Johan\u00adnes Reit\u00adzel (Coun\u00adsel, Labor&nbsp;Law)<\/p>\n<p>Markus Hill (Part\u00adner, Tax and Structuring)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank\u00adfurt a. M. \u2014 Argos Wityu acqui\u00adres stake in aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik Group. The majo\u00adrity stake in aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik Group (aktiv\u00adop\u00adtik) was acqui\u00adred as part of a succes\u00adsion plan by Argos Wityu through its Fund VII. 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