Munich\/Cologne \u2013 Funds advi\u00adsed by Deut\u00adsche Private Equity (DPE) have signed an agree\u00adment to acquire a majo\u00adrity stake in FOGTEC Brand\u00adschutz GmbH from the foun\u00adding share\u00adhol\u00adders and the M Cap Finance Mittel\u00adstands\u00adfonds. As part of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, manage\u00adment will retain a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant stake in FOGTEC and will conti\u00adnue to lead the company on its growth trajec\u00adtory. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is subject to appr\u00adoval by the rele\u00advant anti\u00adtrust autho\u00adri\u00adties. The parties have agreed not to disc\u00adlose the finan\u00adcial details of the acquisition. <\/p>\n
Foun\u00added in 1997 and head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Colo\u00adgne, FOGTEC Brand\u00adschutz GmbH<\/strong> is a leading, inno\u00adva\u00adtive, and rapidly growing provi\u00adder of fire protec\u00adtion systems based on high-pres\u00adsure water mist for buil\u00addings, indus\u00adtrial faci\u00adli\u00adties, data centers, tunnels, train stati\u00adons, and rail vehic\u00adles. In this process, water is atomi\u00adzed under high pres\u00adsure into a fine mist that quickly cools fires and requi\u00adres up to 90 percent less water than tradi\u00adtio\u00adnal sprink\u00adler systems\u2014without chemi\u00adcal extin\u00adgu\u00adis\u00adhing agents and with signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly less conse\u00adquen\u00adtial damage. FOGTEC\u2019s range of services extends from nozz\u00adles, pumps, and valves to sensor tech\u00adno\u00adlogy and control systems, as well as engi\u00adnee\u00adring, instal\u00adla\u00adtion, main\u00adten\u00adance, and spare parts for complete fire protec\u00adtion systems. Its custo\u00admers include inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal rail vehicle manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and rail opera\u00adtors, as well as opera\u00adtors of data centers, indus\u00adtrial faci\u00adli\u00adties, specia\u00adli\u00adzed buil\u00addings, and tunnels. With appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately 255 employees at loca\u00adti\u00adons in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the company is targe\u00adting reve\u00adnue of around 70 million euros for 2026. <\/p>\n DPE views FOGTEC as a highly attrac\u00adtive group in a market where fire protec\u00adtion is incre\u00adasingly a deci\u00adding factor in terms of avai\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adlity, value preser\u00adva\u00adtion, and sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity. High-pres\u00adsure water mist is growing signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly faster than the over\u00adall market for fire protec\u00adtion tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, as new fire risks are emer\u00adging in data centers, battery storage faci\u00adli\u00adties, power plants, and modern trains, and stric\u00adter safety and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal requi\u00adre\u00adments are pushing chemi\u00adcal extin\u00adgu\u00adis\u00adhing agents out of the market. FOGTEC meets this demand through its own rese\u00adarch and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, expe\u00adri\u00adence gained from more than 1,500 large-scale fire tests, 102 regis\u00adtered patents, and parti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtion in 13 natio\u00adnal and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal stan\u00addards committees\u2014a combi\u00adna\u00adtion of certi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, test data, and refe\u00adren\u00adces that clearly sets FOGTEC apart from the competition. <\/p>\n Toge\u00adther with manage\u00adment, DPE intends to support the company\u2019s further deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment as a stra\u00adte\u00adgic part\u00adner. The focus is on expan\u00adding appli\u00adca\u00adtion-orien\u00adted sales, streng\u00adthening the company\u2019s inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal presence, driving growth in the service and spare parts busi\u00adness based on instal\u00adled systems, and making further invest\u00adments in rese\u00adarch, deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, and regu\u00adla\u00adtory appr\u00adovals. Selec\u00adtive acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons that faci\u00adli\u00adtate access to new markets and custo\u00admers or expand the range of services are inten\u00added to comple\u00adment orga\u00adnic growth. <\/p>\n FOGTEC will conti\u00adnue to be led by its exis\u00adting manage\u00adment team: Foun\u00adder Dirk K. Spra\u00adkel as Chair\u00adman of the Execu\u00adtive Board, R\u00fcdi\u00adger Kopp as Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor for Statio\u00adnary Systems, and Roger Dirks\u00admeier as Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor for Rail Systems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Dirk K. Spra\u00adkel, foun\u00adder and CEO of FOGTEC, says: \u201cSince its foun\u00adding, FOGTEC has grown inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnally and has conti\u00adnu\u00adally pionee\u00adred new appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons for water mist tech\u00adno\u00adlogy. For the next stage of our deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, we were looking for a part\u00adner who thinks long-term, under\u00adstands our tech\u00adni\u00adcal focus, and supports our growth plans. DPE perfectly meets these requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n Fabian R\u00fccker, a part\u00adner at DPE<\/strong>, empha\u00adsi\u00adzes: \u201cAs a pioneer in the field of high-pres\u00adsure water mist, FOGTEC combi\u00adnes a high level of tech\u00adni\u00adcal exper\u00adtise with a strong posi\u00adtion in a growing market, making it a perfect fit for our invest\u00adment approach. We were parti\u00adcu\u00adlarly impres\u00adsed by the quality of the manage\u00adment team and its ability to trans\u00adlate tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal leader\u00adship into new applications.\u201d<\/p>\n Fabio Adjou\u00addani, Direc\u00adtor at DPE, adds: \u201cFOGTEC has built an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal custo\u00admer base based on its tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal strength\u2014and we intend to build on that speci\u00adfi\u00adcally. We see signi\u00adfi\u00adcant poten\u00adtial in the service and spare parts busi\u00adness, driven by the large instal\u00adled base of systems, in rapidly growing end markets such as data centers, and in further inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal expan\u00adsion. To this end, we are inves\u00adt\u00ading in sales, addi\u00adtio\u00adnal certi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, and an orga\u00adniza\u00adtio\u00adnal struc\u00adture capa\u00adble of sustai\u00adning this growth over the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n Debt Finan\u00adcing:<\/strong> Ares<\/strong> is provi\u00adding debt finan\u00adcing for the transaction.<\/p>\n Consul\u00adtant DPE:<\/strong><\/p>\n DPE was advi\u00adsed by Strategy&<\/strong> (Commer\u00adcial), Alva\u00adrez & Marsal<\/strong> (Finan\u00adcial & Tax), PwC<\/strong> (ESG), CMS<\/strong> (Legal), P\u00f6llath + Part\u00adners<\/strong> (Struc\u00adture), Gleiss Lutz<\/strong> (Anti\u00adtrust), Howden<\/strong> (W&I), Harris Williams<\/strong> (M&A), and Pava Part\u00adners<\/strong> (Debt).<\/p>\n About FOGTEC About Deut\u00adsche Private Equity Munich\/Cologne \u2013 Funds advi\u00adsed by Deut\u00adsche Private Equity (DPE) have signed an agree\u00adment to acquire a majo\u00adrity stake in FOGTEC Brand\u00adschutz GmbH from the foun\u00adding share\u00adhol\u00adders and the M Cap Finance Mittel\u00adstands\u00adfonds. As part of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, manage\u00adment will retain a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant stake in FOGTEC and will conti\u00adnue to lead the company on its growth [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n The company deve\u00adlops and supplies fire protec\u00adtion systems for statio\u00adnary faci\u00adli\u00adties and rail vehic\u00adles. Its tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal focus is on high-pres\u00adsure water mist, in which water is finely atomi\u00adzed under high pres\u00adsure. Its product port\u00adfo\u00adlio also includes sensors, elec\u00adtro\u00adnic control systems, soft\u00adware, engi\u00adnee\u00adring, instal\u00adla\u00adtion, main\u00adten\u00adance, and repla\u00adce\u00adment parts. These solu\u00adti\u00adons are used in buil\u00addings, indus\u00adtrial faci\u00adli\u00adties, data centers, tunnels, train stati\u00adons, and trains, among other loca\u00adti\u00adons. The company holds 102 regis\u00adtered patents and employs 255 people. FOGTEC was foun\u00added in 1997 and is head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Colo\u00adgne. \u2014 www.fogtec-international.com. <\/p>\n
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\n Since 2007, Deut\u00adsche Private Equity (DPE) has been a growth part\u00adner for mid-sized compa\u00adnies in the German-spea\u00adking region (DACH). DPE supports port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies in reali\u00adzing their full future poten\u00adtial by provi\u00adding capi\u00adtal, exper\u00adtise, and respect for entre\u00adpre\u00adneu\u00adrial initia\u00adtive. Its invest\u00adment focus is on five core sectors: Busi\u00adness Services, Energy & Envi\u00adron\u00adment, Health\u00adcare, Indus\u00adtrial Tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, and Soft\u00adware & IT Services. DPE curr\u00adently mana\u00adges assets of appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately three billion euros. For more infor\u00adma\u00adtion, visit www.dpe.de.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"