Frank\u00adfurt a. M. \/ F\u00fcrth \/ Forch\u00adheim \u2014 The solec\u00adtrix Group, a port\u00adfo\u00adlio company of Frank\u00adfurt-based invest\u00adment company VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner, and the ASSDEV Group are joining forces to form a leading full-service part\u00adner for high-end elec\u00adtro\u00adnic solu\u00adti\u00adons. The merger combi\u00adnes solec\u00adtrix\u2019s exper\u00adtise in the design of inno\u00adva\u00adtive embedded systems with ASSDE\u00adV\u2019s know-how in the produc\u00adtion of complex and sophisti\u00adca\u00adted elec\u00adtro\u00adnic assem\u00adblies and elec\u00adtro\u00adnic systems. The new group will have around 250 employees and an annual turno\u00adver of over 40 million euros. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is subject to regu\u00adla\u00adtory appr\u00adovals and is expec\u00adted to be comple\u00adted this year. Foun\u00added in F\u00fcrth in 2005, solec\u00adtrix GmbH deve\u00adlops high-end elec\u00adtro\u00adnic solu\u00adti\u00adons for appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons in medi\u00adcal tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, imaging, auto\u00admo\u00adtive and indus\u00adtry. The service port\u00adfo\u00adlio includes concep\u00adtual design, hard\u00adware, soft\u00adware and FPGA deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment through to proto\u00adty\u00adpes and small series produc\u00adtion, which is carried out intern\u00adally by solec\u00adtrix systems GmbH at the F\u00fcrth site. VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner has held a mino\u00adrity stake in solec\u00adtrix since 2021 and supports the three company foun\u00adders in their growth stra\u00adtegy and in conso\u00adli\u00adda\u00adting their market posi\u00adtion as inno\u00adva\u00adtion leaders. The focus here is prima\u00adrily on the ongo\u00ading deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of high-quality inno\u00adva\u00adtive tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and solu\u00adti\u00adons such as FPGAs, AI, camera systems and high-end hard\u00adware, which are incor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adted into custo\u00admers\u2019 product inno\u00adva\u00adtions and thus give them a compe\u00adti\u00adtive edge. ASSDEV GmbH, also foun\u00added in 2005 and based in Forch\u00adheim, is a full-service part\u00adner for the produc\u00adtion of highly complex and safety-rele\u00advant elec\u00adtro\u00adnic systems, which are used in parti\u00adcu\u00adlar in energy tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, rail\u00adroad tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, IoT gate\u00adways, tele\u00adma\u00adtics and indus\u00adtry. Over 100 employees at the Forch\u00adheim site produce complex and sophisti\u00adca\u00adted elec\u00adtro\u00adnic assem\u00adblies and elec\u00adtro\u00adnic systems using state-of-the-art manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring and test\u00ading tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies. The subsi\u00addiary AST\u2011X GmbH deve\u00adlops pionee\u00adring hard\u00adware and soft\u00adware solu\u00adti\u00adons in the fields of energy, mobi\u00adlity and IoT (wire\u00adless tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies). As part of the merger, the co-foun\u00adders, the Leicht family, are with\u00addra\u00adwing from the ASSDEV share\u00adhol\u00adder group, although the co-foun\u00adder and previous Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor Hans Hofmann will conti\u00adnue to play a leading role in the new group and signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly reinvest in the company. The solec\u00adtrix foun\u00adding part\u00adners and mana\u00adging direc\u00adtors Lars Helbig, Stefan Sch\u00fctz and J\u00fcrgen Stei\u00adnert as well as VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner will retain a stake in the group. The compa\u00adnies will conti\u00adnue to operate on the market under the names solec\u00adtrix, solec\u00adtrix Systems, ASSDEV and AST\u2011X. The manage\u00adment of the new group will consist of Lars Helbig, Stefan Sch\u00fctz and J\u00fcrgen Stei\u00adnert as well as Hans Hofmann. <\/p>\n
Hans Hofmann, Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor of ASSDEV GmbH and AST\u2011X GmbH, says: \u201cWe are deligh\u00adted to be opening a new chap\u00adter in the history of both compa\u00adnies. We have known and appre\u00adcia\u00adted each other perso\u00adnally and commer\u00adci\u00adally for many years \u2014 now what belongs toge\u00adther is coming toge\u00adther. A joint market presence and the combi\u00adna\u00adtion of our exper\u00adtise is the best of both worlds and makes us a real house of compe\u00adtence for our custo\u00admers.\u201d Chris\u00adtian Futter\u00adlieb, Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor of VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner, adds: \u201csolec\u00adtrix and ASSDEV cover comple\u00admen\u00adtary market segments: solec\u00adtrix in the field of high-end elec\u00adtro\u00adnics deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and ASSDEV with high-quality EMS produc\u00adtion and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of indus\u00adtrial solu\u00adti\u00adons for safety-rele\u00advant areas. We see great poten\u00adtial in this combi\u00adna\u00adtion, which bene\u00adfits from the strong trends towards one-stop shop\u00adping and the growing demand for inte\u00adgra\u00adted solu\u00adti\u00adons. We look forward to working toge\u00adther with Mr. Hofmann and the employees of ASSDEV and AST\u2011X.\u201d J\u00fcrgen Stei\u00adnert, Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor of solec\u00adtrix GmbH, empha\u00adsi\u00adzes: \u201cAs share\u00adhol\u00adders and manage\u00adment, we have deve\u00adlo\u00adped solec\u00adtrix toge\u00adther with our part\u00adner VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner into a strong and successful inno\u00adva\u00adtion leader. Future tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, custo\u00admer and employee orien\u00adta\u00adtion are at the fore\u00adfront for us as a full-bloo\u00added deve\u00adlo\u00adper. The merger with ASSDEV and AST\u2011X is an important step for the future of the company and the right time to combine the comple\u00admen\u00adtary strengths of both groups. Lars Helbig, Stefan Sch\u00fctz and I are deligh\u00adted that the success story of solec\u00adtrix will conti\u00adnue hand in hand with ASSDEV.\u201d VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner at a glance The company supports medium-sized family busi\u00adnesses in a goal-orien\u00adted manner and with deca\u00addes of expe\u00adri\u00adence in the stra\u00adte\u00adgic solu\u00adtion of complex finan\u00adcing issues. Invest\u00adment oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties include growth and expan\u00adsion finan\u00adcing, corpo\u00adrate succes\u00adsion or share\u00adhol\u00adder chan\u00adges. VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner offers majo\u00adrity and mino\u00adrity invest\u00adments as well as mezza\u00adnine finan\u00adcing. As a subsi\u00addiary of DZ BANK, the central insti\u00adtu\u00adtion of the coope\u00adra\u00adtive banks in Germany, VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner consis\u00adt\u00adently puts the sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity of corpo\u00adrate deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment ahead of short-term exit thin\u00adking. VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner\u2019s port\u00adfo\u00adlio curr\u00adently compri\u00adses around 40 commit\u00adments with an invest\u00adment volume of EUR 400 million. Further infor\u00adma\u00adtion can be found at www.vrep.de. The VR Equi\u00adtyp\u00adart\u00adner<\/strong> tran\u00adsac\u00adtion team :<\/strong> Consul\u00adting firms invol\u00adved in the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion by VR Equitypartner:<\/p>\n Legal & Tax Due Dili\u00adgence & Tax Struc\u00adtu\u00adring, Finan\u00adcing: McDer\u00admott Will & Emery Rechts\u00adan\u00adw\u00e4lte Steu\u00ader\u00adbe\u00adra\u00adter <\/strong>(Dr. Michael Cziesla, Dr. Chris\u00adtian Marz\u00adlin, Dr. Heiko Kermer, Marcus Fischer, Ludwig Zesch) Heiko Kermer, Marcus Fischer, Ludwig Zesch) Finan\u00adcial due dili\u00adgence & company valua\u00adtion: Baker Tilly WPG<\/strong> (Nils Klamar, Bj\u00f6rn Prawetz, Max Bracht) Commer\u00adcial due dili\u00adgence: Blue\u00admont Consul\u00adting<\/strong> (Markus Fr\u00e4n\u00adkel, Sascha Voll\u00admer\u00adhau\u00adsen, Kilian Hornung) Anti\u00adtrust advice: Lupp + Part\u00adner<\/strong> (Tilman Siebert)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frank\u00adfurt a. 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