{"id":49937,"date":"2023-11-16T11:02:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/thoma-bravo-acquires-cloud-software-provider-eqs-group\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T11:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:02:13","slug":"thoma-bravo-acquires-cloud-software-provider-eqs-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/en\/thoma-bravo-acquires-cloud-software-provider-eqs-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoma Bravo acquires cloud software provider EQS Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

Munich\/ London -<\/strong> EQS Group AG (\u201cEQS\u201d), a leading inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal cloud soft\u00adware provi\u00adder in the areas of corpo\u00adrate compli\u00adance, inves\u00adtor rela\u00adti\u00adons and ESG, and Thoma Bravo, a leading soft\u00adware invest\u00adment firm, have today signed an inves\u00adtor agree\u00adment pursu\u00adant to which Thoma Bravo will support the future growth of EQS and launch a public tender offer (the \u201cOffer\u201d) for all outstan\u00adding shares at an offer price of EUR 40.00 per share in cash.<\/p>\n

New regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons such as the EU Whist\u00adle\u00adb\u00adlo\u00adwing Direc\u00adtive are incre\u00adasing the demand for inno\u00adva\u00adtive compli\u00adance soft\u00adware solu\u00adti\u00adons. EQS will bene\u00adfit from Thoma Bravo\u2019s expe\u00adri\u00adence and exper\u00adtise in soft\u00adware and opera\u00adti\u00adons to acce\u00adle\u00adrate product inno\u00adva\u00adtion and fully capi\u00adta\u00adlize on the company\u2019s long-term growth oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties in Europe. Thoma Bravo\u2019s invest\u00adment will also enable EQS to finance future growth initia\u00adti\u00adves and poten\u00adtial acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons with the aim of jointly deve\u00adlo\u00adping the Euro\u00adpean market for compli\u00adance soft\u00adware. This includes invest\u00adments in EQS\u2019 plans to address the incre\u00adasingly complex requi\u00adre\u00adments in the inves\u00adtor rela\u00adti\u00adons and corpo\u00adrate compli\u00adance envi\u00adron\u00adment, in parti\u00adcu\u00adlar the demand for auto\u00adma\u00adted and simpli\u00adfied proces\u00adses on a single secure and inte\u00adgra\u00adted platform.<\/p>\n

EQS and Thoma Bravo are convin\u00adced that such invest\u00adments are best made outside the stock market. In addi\u00adtion, the inves\u00adtor agree\u00adment sets out the corner\u00adsto\u00adnes of the part\u00adner\u00adship, which also include assu\u00adran\u00adces to employees, busi\u00adness part\u00adners and other stake\u00adhol\u00adders. As part of the part\u00adner\u00adship, Thoma Bravo has under\u00adta\u00adken to provide addi\u00adtio\u00adnal capi\u00adtal upon comple\u00adtion of the offer by subscrib\u00ading to a cash capi\u00adtal increase of 10% of the EQS shares at the offer price. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is Thoma Bravo\u2019s first invest\u00adment in a German company.<\/p>\n

\u201cEQS is a unique German soft\u00adware company that deve\u00adlops inno\u00adva\u00adtive solu\u00adti\u00adons for the three mega\u00adtrends of digi\u00adta\u00adliza\u00adtion, regu\u00adla\u00adtion and ESG and is growing profi\u00adta\u00adbly thanks to these trends,\u201d said Irina Hemmers, Part\u00adner at Thoma Bravo<\/strong>. \u201cToge\u00adther with Achim Weick and the expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced team at EQS, we will deve\u00adlop the plat\u00adform into a pan-Euro\u00adpean compli\u00adance and ESG cham\u00adpion. This will bene\u00adfit clients whose requi\u00adre\u00adments are constantly chan\u00adging in this very dyna\u00admic market. We are very much looking forward to working with the EQS manage\u00adment team on the further deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of state-of-the-art soft\u00adware solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past 23 years, EQS has grown into a leading RegTech company provi\u00adding soft\u00adware solu\u00adti\u00adons to thou\u00adsands of custo\u00admers, inclu\u00adding all DAX40 compa\u00adnies as well as blue chip compa\u00adnies world\u00adwide. From day one, we have firmly belie\u00adved that trans\u00adpa\u00adrency crea\u00adtes the most important busi\u00adness asset: trust. We enable compa\u00adnies not only to reach important mile\u00adsto\u00adnes in the capi\u00adtal markets, but also to gain and main\u00adtain the trust of all stake\u00adhol\u00adders. The colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion with Thoma Bravo will enable us to embark on the next chap\u00adter of our growth story. Toge\u00adther we will successfully estab\u00adlish our EQS COCKPIT as the leading Euro\u00adpean compli\u00adance manage\u00adment system for compa\u00adnies of all sizes,\u201d said Achim Weick, foun\u00adder and Chief Execu\u00adtive Offi\u00adcer of EQS. \u201cWith its soft\u00adware exper\u00adtise, many years of expe\u00adri\u00adence and enthu\u00adsi\u00adasm for trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtive tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, Thoma Bravo is the right part\u00adner to support our growth plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announce\u00adment is the result of a struc\u00adtu\u00adred process in which the EQS Execu\u00adtive Board has been in inten\u00adsive dialog with selec\u00adted inte\u00adres\u00adted parties over the past months in order to find the right part\u00adner and achieve the best possi\u00adble outcome for EQS and its shareholders.<\/p>\n

Key data of the transaction <\/strong><\/p>\n

Thoma Bravo will offer EQS share\u00adhol\u00adders EUR 40.00 per share in cash. The offer repres\u00adents a very attrac\u00adtive premium of 53% over the XETRA closing price of EQS on Novem\u00adber 15, 2023, the last trading day prior to this publi\u00adca\u00adtion, and 61% over the volume-weigh\u00adted average share price over the last three months prior to this date (VWAP). Based on the offer price, the market capi\u00adta\u00adliza\u00adtion will amount to appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately EUR 400 million. Thoma Bravo and EQS are convin\u00adced that the offer offers an extre\u00admely attrac\u00adtive oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity for all EQS share\u00adhol\u00adders to realize a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant part of the poten\u00adtial future value appre\u00adcia\u00adtion ahead of time.<\/p>\n

Thoma Bravo has alre\u00adady secu\u00adred a stake of appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately 60% of all outstan\u00adding EQS shares through irre\u00advo\u00adca\u00adble tender agree\u00adments with EQS major share\u00adhol\u00adders, inclu\u00adding Achim Weick, the CEO of EQS, wher\u00adeby Achim Weick will also reinvest part of his stake in EQS into the new holding struc\u00adture. All major share\u00adhol\u00adders will receive the same offer price under these agreements.<\/p>\n

Thoma Bravo finan\u00adced the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion enti\u00adrely with equity from its funds.<\/p>\n

The Manage\u00adment Board and the Super\u00advi\u00adsory Board of EQS welcome and support the Offer and intend, subject to review of the Offer Docu\u00adment, to recom\u00admend that all EQS Share\u00adhol\u00adders accept the Offer. In addi\u00adtion to Achim Weick\u2019s obli\u00adga\u00adtion to tender and parti\u00adally reinvest, the other members of the Manage\u00adment Board have also agreed to tender their EQS shares as part of the offer.<\/p>\n

Strong stra\u00adte\u00adgic fit <\/strong><\/p>\n

Thoma Bravo has over 20 years of expe\u00adri\u00adence in support\u00ading fast-growing soft\u00adware compa\u00adnies with capi\u00adtal and exper\u00adtise. The invest\u00adment company has acqui\u00adred or inves\u00adted in over 450 soft\u00adware and tech\u00adno\u00adlogy compa\u00adnies. Having deployed more than \u20ac10 billion of equity across 11 tran\u00adsac\u00adtions in Europe over the last 12 years, this tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is Thoma Bravo\u2019s first plat\u00adform invest\u00adment in Germany.<\/p>\n

EQS is a leading inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal deve\u00adlo\u00adper and provi\u00adder of cloud soft\u00adware solu\u00adti\u00adons in the areas of corpo\u00adrate compli\u00adance, inves\u00adtor rela\u00adti\u00adons and ESG. EQS\u2019 leading compli\u00adance and inves\u00adtor rela\u00adti\u00adons soft\u00adware solu\u00adti\u00adons enable thou\u00adsands of compa\u00adnies world\u00adwide to secu\u00adrely meet complex regu\u00adla\u00adtory requi\u00adre\u00adments, mini\u00admize risk and report trans\u00adpar\u00adently on corpo\u00adrate perfor\u00admance and its impact on society and the environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have follo\u00adwed the impres\u00adsive growth of EQS over many years. The company has estab\u00adlished itself as a leading provi\u00adder of soft\u00adware solu\u00adti\u00adons that ensure regu\u00adla\u00adtory compli\u00adance and effi\u00adci\u00adent capi\u00adtal markets,\u201d said Will Downing and David Tse, Vice Presi\u00addents of Thoma Bravo<\/strong>. \u201cEQS is very well posi\u00adtio\u00adned to be the part\u00adner of choice for compa\u00adnies in an incre\u00adasingly complex compli\u00adance and report\u00ading envi\u00adron\u00adment. The new EU regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons in parti\u00adcu\u00adlar increase the need for soft\u00adware work\u00adflows to improve trans\u00adpa\u00adrency and build trust. We look forward to working with the EQS team to further grow the busi\u00adness through orga\u00adnic product inno\u00adva\u00adtion and M&A activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion <\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Offer is subject to custo\u00admary offer condi\u00adti\u00adons, inclu\u00adding regu\u00adla\u00adtory appr\u00adovals, but will not include a mini\u00admum accep\u00adtance thres\u00adhold. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to be comple\u00adted in Janu\u00adary or Febru\u00adary 2024.<\/p>\n

EQS and Thoma Bravo have agreed that the EQS manage\u00adment board will apply for the revo\u00adca\u00adtion of the inclu\u00adsion of the EQS shares in the open market imme\u00addia\u00adtely after comple\u00adtion of the Offer. A sepa\u00adrate delis\u00adting offer will not be required.<\/p>\n

Further details of the Offer, inclu\u00adding the terms and condi\u00adti\u00adons, will be set out in the Offer Docu\u00adment, upon publi\u00adca\u00adtion of which the Offer Accep\u00adtance Period will commence. As EQS Group is not listed on the regu\u00adla\u00adted market, the Offer is not subject to the German Secu\u00adri\u00adties Acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion and Take\u00adover Act (Wert\u00adpa\u00adpier\u00ader\u00adwerbs- und \u00dcber\u00adnah\u00adme\u00adge\u00adsetz \u2014 Wp\u00dcG). The offer docu\u00adment (in German and English) and other infor\u00adma\u00adtion in connec\u00adtion with the Offer will be published on the follo\u00adwing website: www.cloud-solutions-offer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Consul\u00adtant<\/strong> EQS:<\/strong> Gold\u00adman Sachs Bank Europe SE is acting as finan\u00adcial advi\u00adsor and GLNS as legal advi\u00adsor to EQS. <\/strong> <\/p>\n

Advi\u00adsor Thoma Bravo: Park\u00adView Part\u00adners as finan\u00adcial advi\u00adsor and Kirk\u00adland & Ellis as legal advisor. <\/strong><\/p>\n

About Thoma Bravo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thoma Bravo is one of the largest soft\u00adware inves\u00adtors in the world with assets under manage\u00adment of more than USD 131 billion (as of June 30, 2023). With private equity, growth equity and credit stra\u00adte\u00adgies, the company invests in growth-orien\u00adted, inno\u00adva\u00adtive compa\u00adnies opera\u00adting in the soft\u00adware and tech\u00adno\u00adlogy sectors. Thoma Bravo lever\u00ada\u00adges its deep indus\u00adtry know\u00adledge and proven stra\u00adte\u00adgic and opera\u00adtio\u00adnal capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties to work with its port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies to imple\u00adment best prac\u00adti\u00adces in opera\u00adti\u00adons and drive growth initia\u00adti\u00adves. Over the past 20 years, the company has acqui\u00adred or inves\u00adted in more than 450 compa\u00adnies with an enter\u00adprise value of over 250 billion US dollars \u2014 inclu\u00adding invest\u00adments with and without a control\u00adling influence. The company has bran\u00adches in Chicago, London, Miami, New York and San Fran\u00adcisco. Further infor\u00adma\u00adtion can be found at www.thomabravo.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

About EQS<\/strong><\/p>\n

EQS is a leading inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal cloud soft\u00adware provi\u00adder in the areas of corpo\u00adrate compli\u00adance, inves\u00adtor rela\u00adti\u00adons and sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity. Over 10,000 compa\u00adnies world\u00adwide use EQS products to build trust by relia\u00adbly and secu\u00adrely meeting complex regu\u00adla\u00adtory requi\u00adre\u00adments, mini\u00admi\u00adzing risk and report\u00ading trans\u00adpar\u00adently on their busi\u00adness perfor\u00admance and its impact on society and the climate. EQS products are bund\u00adled in the cloud-based EQS COCKPIT soft\u00adware. This allows compli\u00adance proces\u00adses in the areas of whist\u00adle\u00adb\u00adlower protec\u00adtion and case hand\u00adling, policy manage\u00adment and appr\u00adoval proces\u00adses to be mana\u00adged just as profes\u00adsio\u00adnally as busi\u00adness part\u00adner manage\u00adment, insi\u00adder list manage\u00adment and report\u00ading obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons. Listed compa\u00adnies also use a global news\u00adwire, inves\u00adtor targe\u00adting and cont\u00adact manage\u00adment, as well as IR websites, digi\u00adtal reports and webcasts for effi\u00adci\u00adent and secure inves\u00adtor commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion. EQS also offers soft\u00adware for the manage\u00adment of ESG data (envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal, social, gover\u00adnance), the fulfill\u00adment of human rights due dili\u00adgence obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons along corpo\u00adrate supply chains, and for compli\u00adant sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity report\u00ading. EQS was foun\u00added in Munich in 2000. Today, the Group has around 600 employees in the worl\u00add\u2019s most important finan\u00adcial centers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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