Munich \/ Mann\u00adheim \u2014 As part of the majo\u00adrity take\u00adover of Bitter\u00adPower GmbH (\u201cBitter\u00adLiebe\u201d) by ARCUS Capi\u00adtal AG, BayBG also became invol\u00adved as a co-inves\u00adtor with equity and mezza\u00adnine. Both the foun\u00adders Andre Sierek and Jan Strat\u00admann as well as the previous share\u00adhol\u00adder Judith Williams will retain a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant stake in the company. The law firm G\u00fctt Olk Feld\u00adhaus advi\u00adsed ARCUS Capi\u00adtal AG on the transaction.<\/p>\n
Mann\u00adheim-based Bitter\u00adPower was foun\u00added in 2018 and distri\u00adbu\u00adtes dietary supple\u00adments contai\u00adning bitter subs\u00adtances under the brand \u201cBitter\u00adLiebe\u201d. The company quickly achie\u00adved a high level of reco\u00adgni\u00adtion and was able to posi\u00adtion itself sustain\u00adably in the market. The product port\u00adfo\u00adlio curr\u00adently includes bitters in the form of drops, capsu\u00adles, (cooking\/baking) powder as well as tea, which are manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adred in Germany and contain only natu\u00adral ingredients.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this promi\u00adsing envi\u00adron\u00adment, we want to make the Bitter\u00adLiebe brand the market leader for prepa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons contai\u00adning bitter subs\u00adtances in Germany toge\u00adther with the commit\u00adted foun\u00adders and also gain a foot\u00adhold in the inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal market,\u201d says Stefan Eishold, CEO of ARCUS, on the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of Bitterliebe.<\/p>\n
In its third finan\u00adcial year, Bitter\u00adPower GmbH recor\u00added growth of over 120% with the Bitter\u00adLiebe brand, sales of almost double-digit milli\u00adons and a profit in the seven-digit range. The successful parti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtion in the VOX TV show \u201cDie H\u00f6hle der L\u00f6wen\u201d in 2019 has signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adted this deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment. The products are available throug\u00adhout Germany in more than 4,000 stores at dm, Ross\u00admann and Budni\u00adkow\u00adsky, as well as regu\u00adlarly in tele\u00adshop\u00adping at HSE24.<\/p>\n
Legal advi\u00adsors to ARCUS Capi\u00adtal AG: G\u00fctt Olk Feld\u00adhaus, Munich<\/strong> About Arcus Capital<\/strong><\/p>\n ARCUS Capi\u00adtal is a Munich-based inde\u00adpen\u00addent invest\u00adment company focu\u00adsing on majo\u00adrity invest\u00adments in medium-sized family-owned compa\u00adnies in the DACH region. www.arcuscapital.de<\/p>\n About BayBG Munich \/ Mann\u00adheim \u2014 As part of the majo\u00adrity take\u00adover of Bitter\u00adPower GmbH (\u201cBitter\u00adLiebe\u201d) by ARCUS Capi\u00adtal AG, BayBG also became invol\u00adved as a co-inves\u00ad\u00adtor with equity and mezza\u00adnine. Both the foun\u00adders Andre Sierek and Jan Strat\u00admann as well as the previous share\u00adhol\u00adder Judith Williams will retain a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant stake in the company. The law [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,1364,1365,1366,1368,1369,1372,1373],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-en","category-featured-en","category-private-equity-en","category-news-en","category-lawyers-tax-consultants-auditors","category-investors","category-consultant","category-venture-capital-en","news-category-private-equity-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDr. Sebas\u00adtian Olk (Part\u00adner, Corporate\/M&A), Dr. Tilmann G\u00fctt (Part\u00adner, Banking\/Finance, both Lead), Thomas Becker (Of Coun\u00adsel, IP\/IT), Matthias Uelner (Asso\u00adciate, Corporate\/M&A), Domi\u00adnik Forst\u00adner (Asso\u00adciate, Corporate\/M&A)
\n\u2014 Alten\u00adburg Fach\u00adan\u00adw\u00e4lte f\u00fcr Arbeits\u00adrecht, Munich: Andreas Ege, Dr. Dirk Schnelle (both Labor Law)
\n\u2014 Blom\u00adstein, Berlin: Dr. Max Klasse (anti\u00adtrust law)<\/p>\n
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\nWith an inves\u00adted volume of more than 300 million euros, BayBG Baye\u00adri\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs\u00adge\u00adsell\u00adschaft is one of the largest provi\u00adders of equity capi\u00adtal, espe\u00adci\u00adally for Bava\u00adrian SMEs. With its venture capi\u00adtal and equity invest\u00adments, which it provi\u00addes in the form of equity and mezza\u00adnine, it enables medium-sized compa\u00adnies to imple\u00adment inno\u00adva\u00adtion and growth projects, arrange for corpo\u00adrate succes\u00adsion or opti\u00admize the capi\u00adtal struc\u00adture, as well as solve special situa\u00adtions or diver\u00adsify the assets of entre\u00adpre\u00adneu\u00adrial fami\u00adlies. BayBG opera\u00adtes as an ever\u00adgreen fund and is not subject to exit pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"