Frank\u00adfurt a. M. \/ Berlin \u2014 Deut\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs AG (DBAG) enters into a part\u00adner\u00adship with ELF Capi\u00adtal Group (ELF Capi\u00adtal), thus expan\u00adding its range of flexi\u00adble finan\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons for medium-sized compa\u00adnies to include private debt. To this end, DBAG has acqui\u00adred a majo\u00adrity stake in ELF Capi\u00adtal, which includes ELF Capi\u00adtal Advi\u00adsory GmbH, based in Frank\u00adfurt am Main. The terms of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion were not disc\u00adlo\u00adsed to the extent legally possible.<\/p>\n
ELF Capi\u00adtal Advi\u00adsory GmbH advi\u00adses funds offe\u00adring flexi\u00adble private debt finan\u00adcing for estab\u00adlished, market-leading medium-sized compa\u00adnies with a geogra\u00adphi\u00adcal focus on the DACH region, Bene\u00adlux and Scan\u00addi\u00adna\u00advia. The part\u00adner\u00adship with DBAG offers both compa\u00adnies the poten\u00adtial to gene\u00adrate rapid and sustainable growth and to realize synergies.<\/p>\n
DBAG intends to invest EUR 100 million in<\/strong> the ELF Capi\u00adtal funds as a limi\u00adted part\u00adner<\/strong>, simi\u00adlar to DBAG\u2019s usual stra\u00adtegy of co-inves\u00adt\u00ading along\u00adside DBAG funds. Further\u00admore, to gradu\u00adally increase its stake in ELF Capi\u00adtal to 100% over the coming years.<\/p>\n ELF Capi\u00adtal<\/strong> is a leading German provi\u00adder of private debt finan\u00adcing and advi\u00adses funds offe\u00adring flexi\u00adble finan\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons for medium-sized compa\u00adnies in the DACH region, Bene\u00adlux and Scan\u00addi\u00adna\u00advia. Through the merger, DBAG expands its range of flexi\u00adble finan\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons for SMEs to include private debt. Further\u00admore, DABG will parti\u00adci\u00adpate in the ELF Capi\u00adtal Funds at \u20ac100 million as a limi\u00adted part\u00adner. This is in line with DBAG\u2019s usual stra\u00adtegy of making co-invest\u00adments along\u00adside its own funds.<\/p>\n As part of the part\u00adner\u00adship, the foun\u00adder and Mana\u00adging Part\u00adner of ELF Capi\u00adtal Advi\u00adsory GmbH, Chris\u00adtian Frit\u00adsch, as well as Mana\u00adging Part\u00adner Florian Wimpff will conti\u00adnue to be respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the private debt invest\u00adment busi\u00adness and actively drive the company\u2019s deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment. ELF Capi\u00adtal Advi\u00adsory GmbH will in future be supported by the two DBAG board members Tom Alzin<\/strong> (\u00a9 DBAG) and Jannick Hune\u00adcke<\/strong> and will at the same time bene\u00adfit from DBAG\u2019s opera\u00adtio\u00adnal and finan\u00adcial resour\u00adces, inves\u00adtor rela\u00adti\u00adons and network.<\/p>\n The addi\u00adtion of private debt finan\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons to DBAG\u2019s offe\u00adring requi\u00adres an expan\u00adsion of DBAG\u2019s corpo\u00adrate purpose. The Manage\u00adment Board of DBAG will submit the corre\u00adspon\u00adding amend\u00adment to the Artic\u00adles of Asso\u00adcia\u00adtion to the Annual Gene\u00adral Meeting of DBAG for resolution.<\/p>\n About DBAG Advi\u00adsor DBAG: YPOG <\/strong><\/p>\n Andreas Rodin (Lead, Funds), Asso\u00adcia\u00adted Part\u00adner, Berlin Dr. Malte Berg\u00admann (Tax), Part\u00adner, Hamburg <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frank\u00adfurt a. M. \/ Berlin \u2014 Deut\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs AG (DBAG) enters into a part\u00adner\u00adship with ELF Capi\u00adtal Group (ELF Capi\u00adtal), thus expan\u00adding its range of flexi\u00adble finan\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons for medium-sized compa\u00adnies to include private debt. To this end, DBAG has acqui\u00adred a majo\u00adrity stake in ELF Capi\u00adtal, which includes ELF Capi\u00adtal Advi\u00adsory GmbH, based in [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,1364,1365,1366,1367,1369,1381,1389],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49476","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-advisors-auditors-en","category-investors","category-private-debt-mezzanine","category-private-debt-mezzanine-financing-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nDeut\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs AG (DBAG), listed on the stock exch\u00adange since 1985, is one of the most renow\u00adned private equity compa\u00adnies in Germany. As an inves\u00adtor and fund advi\u00adsor, DBAG\u2019s invest\u00adment focus has tradi\u00adtio\u00adnally been on medium-sized compa\u00adnies with a focus on well-posi\u00adtio\u00adned compa\u00adnies with deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment poten\u00adtial, prima\u00adrily in the DACH region. The indus\u00adtry focus is on manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring compa\u00adnies, indus\u00adtrial service provi\u00adders and Indus\u00adtry\u00adTech compa\u00adnies \u2014 i.e. compa\u00adnies whose products enable auto\u00adma\u00adtion, robo\u00adtics and digi\u00adtiza\u00adtion \u2014 as well as compa\u00adnies from the broad\u00adband tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, IT services, soft\u00adware and health\u00adcare sectors. Since 2020, DBAG has also been repre\u00adsen\u00adted in Italy with its own office in Milan. Assets mana\u00adged or advi\u00adsed by the DBAG Group amount to appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately \u20ac 2.5 billion (before transaction).<\/p>\n
\nDr. Tammo L\u00fcken (Tax), Part\u00adner, Hamburg, Dr. Niklas Ulrich (Funds), Senior Asso\u00adciate, Hamburg Lukas Schmitt (Tax), Asso\u00adciate, Hamburg, Benja\u00admin von Mangoldt (Funds), Asso\u00adciate, Berlin Dr. Phil\u00adipp Busch (Funds), Asso\u00adciate, Hamburg<\/p>\n