Kippenheim\/Stuttgart\/Cologne \u2013 Blue Cap AG has signed a purchase agree\u00adment to acquire all shares in Janoschka AG. In connec\u00adtion with the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, G\u00d6RG advi\u00adsed Blue Cap on the syndi\u00adca\u00adted finan\u00adcing. The sellers are members of the Janoschka family and S\u00fcd Betei\u00adli\u00adgun\u00adgen GmbH of Stutt\u00adgart. Janoschka is an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnally active provi\u00adder of inte\u00adgra\u00adted prepress solu\u00adti\u00adons for the pack\u00ada\u00adging industry. <\/p>\n
Janoschka AG, head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Kippen\u00adheim, Baden-W\u00fcrt\u00adtem\u00adberg, employs appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately 1,500 people and opera\u00adtes produc\u00adtion faci\u00adli\u00adties in twelve count\u00adries.<\/strong> The group compri\u00adses two units: Janoschka is respon\u00adsi\u00adble for graphic repro\u00adduc\u00adtion and the manu\u00adfac\u00adture of prin\u00adting and embos\u00adsing tools, while Linked2Brands opera\u00adtes as a preme\u00addia produc\u00adtion agency and provi\u00addes support for pack\u00ada\u00adging design and prepa\u00adra\u00adtion. Toge\u00adther, the two units cover key steps in the prepress value chain for the pack\u00ada\u00adging indus\u00adtry. Its custo\u00admers include, in parti\u00adcu\u00adlar, pack\u00ada\u00adging manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and brand owners in the FMCG sector. In fiscal year 2025, the company gene\u00adra\u00adted reve\u00adnue of appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately 90 million euros. <\/p>\n From Blue Cap\u2019s perspec\u00adtive, Janoschka has an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal foot\u00adprint, a robust busi\u00adness model, and further poten\u00adtial for growth. Key areas for this include auto\u00adma\u00adtion, effi\u00adci\u00adency gains across the global produc\u00adtion network, and grea\u00adter value capture. <\/p>\n Foun\u00added in 1976 by Manfred Janoschka, Janoschka is now conside\u00adred the market leader in the inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal prepress indus\u00adtry. S\u00fcdBG joined the company in 2017 as part of a capi\u00adtal increase to finance the Janoschka Group\u2019s inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal growth and a simul\u00adta\u00adneous manage\u00adment buyout, and, toge\u00adther with the foun\u00adding family and the super\u00advi\u00adsory board, supported manage\u00adment in imple\u00admen\u00adting its targe\u00adted growth stra\u00adtegy. This included auto\u00adma\u00adting produc\u00adtion and incre\u00adasing the level of digi\u00adtiza\u00adtion throug\u00adhout the value chain. In addi\u00adtion, the inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal produc\u00adtion sites in Asia\u2014particularly in Malay\u00adsia, Viet\u00adnam, and the Philippines\u2014as well as in Turkey, Poland, and Mexico, were expan\u00added to offer custo\u00admers world\u00adwide compre\u00adhen\u00adsive tech\u00adni\u00adcal exper\u00adtise, inno\u00adva\u00adtions, solu\u00adti\u00adons, and services for gravure and flexo\u00adgra\u00adphic printing. <\/p>\n During its part\u00adner\u00adship with S\u00fcdBG, Janoschka has expan\u00added and broa\u00addened its service port\u00adfo\u00adlio. Janoschka now employs appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately 1,500 people and gene\u00adra\u00adtes reve\u00adnue of over 90 million euros. <\/p>\n The part\u00adners have agreed not to disc\u00adlose the details.<\/p>\n Under the leader\u00adship of Part\u00adner Dr. Thomas Lange, G\u00d6RG provi\u00added compre\u00adhen\u00adsive advice to Blue Cap AG on the restruc\u00adtu\u00adring of Janoschka AG\u2019s syndi\u00adca\u00adted financing.<\/p>\n