{"id":58933,"date":"2026-01-11T07:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/mcdermott-advises-main-capital-on-takeover-of-carano-by-carwise\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T07:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:36:29","slug":"mcdermott-advises-main-capital-on-takeover-of-carano-by-carwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/en\/mcdermott-advises-main-capital-on-takeover-of-carano-by-carwise\/","title":{"rendered":"McDermott advises Main Capital on takeover of Carano by CarWise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Munich<\/strong> \u2014 Main Capi\u00adtal Part\u00adners has acqui\u00adred Carano, a specia\u00adlist in fleet manage\u00adment and leasing soft\u00adware, through Main port\u00adfo\u00adlio company CarWise, a leading provi\u00adder of modu\u00adlar ERP solu\u00adti\u00adons for the auto\u00admo\u00adtive leasing and rental indus\u00adtry. Main Capi\u00adtal Part\u00adners was advi\u00adsed on this tran\u00adsac\u00adtion by McDer\u00admott Will & Schulte. <\/p>\n

The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion marks an important step in CarWi\u00adse\u2019s inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal expan\u00adsion stra\u00adtegy and streng\u00adthens the company\u2019s presence in the German market.<\/p>\n

Carano, foun\u00added in 1992 and head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Berlin, has been driving digi\u00adtal trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion in the fleet indus\u00adtry for over 30 years. The company serves over 170 custo\u00admers with more than 200,000 vehic\u00adles, inclu\u00adding well-known compa\u00adnies such as ARI (fleet manage\u00adment), Santan\u00adder (leasing), BCD (busi\u00adness travel) and BMW. <\/p>\n

Foun\u00added in 1989 and head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Almere, the Nether\u00adlands, with a strong presence in the Bene\u00adlux region and busi\u00adness acti\u00advi\u00adties throug\u00adhout Europe, CarWise offers an inte\u00adgra\u00adted ERP plat\u00adform for the entire leasing and rental value chain. CarWise has been backed by Main Capi\u00adtal Part\u00adners since 2025. <\/p>\n

Main Capi\u00adtal Part\u00adners is a leading soft\u00adware inves\u00adtor in the DACH region, France, the Bene\u00adlux and Nordic count\u00adries and the USA with assets under manage\u00adment of around EUR 6.8 billion.<\/p>\n

McDer\u00admott regu\u00adlarly advi\u00adses Main Capi\u00adtal on tran\u00adsac\u00adtions, inclu\u00adding financing.<\/p>\n

Advi\u00adsor Main Capi\u00adtal Part\u00adners: <\/strong>McDer\u00admott Will & Schulte, Munich<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holger H. Ebers\u00adber\u00adger, LL.M., Dr. Manuel Wei\u00df (Asso\u00adciate, both lead, Private Equity), Dr. Chris\u00adtian Dries\u00adsen-Rolf (Employ\u00adment Law, Frank\u00adfurt), Dr. Claus F\u00e4rber (Coun\u00adsel, Data Protec\u00adtion Law), Dr. Alexa Ningel\u00adgen (Public Law, D\u00fcssel\u00addorf); Asso\u00adcia\u00adtes: Julia K\u00fclzer (Private Equity), Janek Joos\u00adten (D\u00fcssel\u00addorf; Employ\u00adment Law), Dr. Merlyn von Hugo, LL.M. OEC. (tax law, Frankfurt).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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