Frank\u00adfurt am Main\/Munich \u2014 Deut\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs AG (DBAG) is inves\u00adt\u00ading in Vected GmbH (Vected) and acqui\u00adring a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant mino\u00adrity stake in the company. The invest\u00adment is part of the company\u2019s \u201cLong-Term Invest\u00adments\u201d stra\u00adtegy. These invest\u00adments are always struc\u00adtu\u00adred using funds from the balance sheet. Foun\u00adder and Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor Wolf\u00adgang Sch\u00f6\u00adberl will conti\u00adnue to lead the company. The parties have agreed not to disc\u00adlose the purchase price. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is subject to the usual regu\u00adla\u00adtory approvals. <\/p>\n
A tech\u00adno\u00adlogy specia\u00adlist with a unique posi\u00adtion in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n Vected was foun\u00added in 2012 by Wolf\u00adgang Sch\u00f6\u00adberl. The core of the busi\u00adness is the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, manu\u00adfac\u00adture, and cali\u00adbra\u00adtion of ther\u00admal imaging devices, as well as their inte\u00adgra\u00adtion into ready-to-use end products. Vected deve\u00adlops and manu\u00adfac\u00adtures ther\u00admal imaging tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, parti\u00adcu\u00adlarly for criti\u00adcal mili\u00adtary appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, as well as for dual-use purpo\u00adses. The company offers in-depth exper\u00adtise with a fully inte\u00adgra\u00adted system \u201cMade in Germany.\u201d This includes proprie\u00adtary image-proces\u00adsing soft\u00adware and the use of AI for image opti\u00admiza\u00adtion and object recognition. <\/p>\n Vecte\u00add\u2019s product port\u00adfo\u00adlio includes porta\u00adble ther\u00admal imaging devices, vehicle-moun\u00adted solu\u00adti\u00adons, and drones. In addi\u00adtion, Vected deve\u00adlops and manu\u00adfac\u00adtures custom solu\u00adti\u00adons based on the company\u2019s exten\u00adsive port\u00adfo\u00adlio of patents. <\/p>\n The Growing Importance of Optro\u00adnics for the Euro\u00adpean Defense Strategy Vected also manu\u00adfac\u00adtures its ther\u00admal imaging devices and elec\u00adtro\u00adnic modu\u00adles exclu\u00adsi\u00advely in Germany and, as a true \u201cMade in Germany\u201d company, is ideally posi\u00adtio\u00adned to meet the requi\u00adre\u00adments of Euro\u00adpean procu\u00adre\u00adment agen\u00adcies for a Euro\u00adpean supply chain. On the custo\u00admer side, too, the company bene\u00adfits from high barriers to entry: In-depth exper\u00adtise built up over deca\u00addes, along with its quali\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons and deep inte\u00adgra\u00adtion into custo\u00admers\u2019 end products, make Vected a relia\u00adble supplier that can scale quickly along\u00adside its custo\u00admers. This strong posi\u00adtio\u00adning is also reflec\u00adted in the company\u2019s deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, as it is curr\u00adently in a phase of signi\u00adfi\u00adcant growth. <\/p>\n Invest\u00adments using on-balance-sheet funds enable long-term partnerships Jannick Hune\u00adcke, Member of the Execu\u00adtive Board of Deut\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs AG<\/strong>, says: \u201cTher\u00admal imaging tech\u00adno\u00adlogy was an abso\u00adlute niche topic for many years. Today, it is a highly rele\u00advant compo\u00adnent in procu\u00adre\u00adment. Vected is one of the few Euro\u00adpean market play\u00aders that has maste\u00adred the entire process\u2014from sensor tech\u00adno\u00adlogy and image proces\u00adsing to hard\u00adware and cali\u00adbra\u00adtion. And it does so with a supply chain that depends neither on U.S. export licen\u00adses nor on compon\u00adents from outside Europe. That\u2019s a compe\u00adti\u00adtive advan\u00adtage that\u2019s very diffi\u00adcult to replicate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDemand for our products is high, and with DBAG, we can expand the neces\u00adsary infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. We are prepa\u00adring the company for further growth. Toge\u00adther with DBAG, we aim to expand our produc\u00adtion capa\u00adcity and further profes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adlize the company,\u201d says Wolf\u00adgang Sch\u00f6\u00adberl, foun\u00adder and CEO of Vected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Next Phase of Growth: Profes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adliza\u00adtion and Capacity \u201cmaster. And to do so with a supply chain that depends neither on U.S. export licen\u00adses nor on compon\u00adents from outside Europe. That\u2019s an advan\u00adtage that\u2019s very diffi\u00adcult to replicate.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cDemand for our products is high, and with DBAG, we can expand the neces\u00adsary infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. We are prepa\u00adring the company for further growth. Toge\u00adther with DBAG, we aim to expand our produc\u00adtion capa\u00adcity and further profes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adlize the company,\u201d says Wolf\u00adgang Sch\u00f6\u00adberl, foun\u00adder and CEO of Vected.<\/p>\n Next Phase of Growth: Profes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adliza\u00adtion and Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n Toge\u00adther with manage\u00adment, DBAG plans to posi\u00adtion the orga\u00adniza\u00adtion for the coming years. The focus is on expan\u00adding the busi\u00adness in terms of person\u00adnel and capa\u00adcity. In addi\u00adtion, the orga\u00adniza\u00adtion will be further profes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adli\u00adzed and scaled up. By 2030, the team is expec\u00adted to grow signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly, and at the same time, the product port\u00adfo\u00adlio will be further expan\u00added to tap into new growth potential. <\/p>\n About DBAG<\/strong><\/p>\n Deut\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs AG (DBAG), which has been publicly traded since 1985, is one of Germany\u2019s most renow\u00adned private equity firms. As an inves\u00adtor and fund advi\u00adsor, DBAG\u2019s invest\u00adment focus has tradi\u00adtio\u00adnally been on small and medium-sized enter\u00adpri\u00adses (SMEs), with an empha\u00adsis on well-posi\u00adtio\u00adned compa\u00adnies with growth poten\u00adtial, prima\u00adrily in the DACH region. Key sectors include manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders of indus\u00adtrial goods, indus\u00adtrial service provi\u00adders, and Indus\u00adtry\u00adTech companies\u2014that is, compa\u00adnies whose products enable auto\u00adma\u00adtion, robo\u00adtics, and digitalization\u2014as well as compa\u00adnies in the busi\u00adness services, IT services, soft\u00adware, health\u00adcare, envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal, energy, and infra\u00adstruc\u00adture sectors. DBAG has also been active in Italy since 2020 and has been repre\u00adsen\u00adted by its own office in Milan since 2021. The assets mana\u00adged or advi\u00adsed by the DBAG Group total appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately 2.8 billion euros. ELF Capi\u00adtal comple\u00adments DBAG\u2019s range of flexi\u00adble finan\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons for small and medium-sized enter\u00adpri\u00adses by provi\u00adding private debt finan\u00adcing. \u2014 www.dbag.de <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frank\u00adfurt am Main\/Munich \u2014 Deut\u00adsche Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs AG (DBAG) is inves\u00adt\u00ading in Vected GmbH (Vected) and acqui\u00adring a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant mino\u00adrity stake in the company. The invest\u00adment is part of the company\u2019s \u201cLong-Term Invest\u00adments\u201d stra\u00adtegy. These invest\u00adments are always struc\u00adtu\u00adred using funds from the balance sheet. Foun\u00adder and Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor Wolf\u00adgang Sch\u00f6\u00adberl will conti\u00adnue to lead the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61018,"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-61020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n Euro\u00adpean defense budgets have been rising since 2022, and with them, the volume of procu\u00adre\u00adment for vehic\u00adles, sensors, and recon\u00adnais\u00adsance products. Optro\u00adnic solu\u00adti\u00adons, in parti\u00adcu\u00adlar, are beco\u00adming incre\u00adasingly important in both estab\u00adlished systems and new appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. Ther\u00admal imaging tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies often play a crucial role in ensu\u00adring opti\u00admal visi\u00adbi\u00adlity even under chal\u00adlen\u00adging condi\u00adti\u00adons. This high-tech sector is covered by only a few compa\u00adnies in Europe. Conse\u00adquently, there is dispro\u00adpor\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adtely high demand for solu\u00adti\u00adons such as those offe\u00adred by Vected, which are charac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adzed by tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal leader\u00adship, high-quality imagery, and excep\u00adtio\u00adnal relia\u00adbi\u00adlity. The Euro\u00adpean market for uncoo\u00adled infrared systems is valued at appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately 1.1 billion euros and, accor\u00adding to indus\u00adtry experts, is expec\u00adted to grow by 12 percent annu\u00adally through 2030. For vehicle-moun\u00adted systems, growth projec\u00adtions are signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly higher. <\/p>\n
\nDBAG\u2019s \u201cLong-Term Invest\u00adments\u201d stra\u00adtegy focu\u00adses on mino\u00adrity stakes finan\u00adced with on-balance-sheet funds. This allows for a holding period that extends beyond the typi\u00adcal dura\u00adti\u00adons of private equity funds. This results in grea\u00adter flexi\u00adbi\u00adlity in stra\u00adte\u00adgic direc\u00adtion and in support\u00ading the growth of port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies. As is custo\u00admary, the invest\u00adment in Vected was reviewed in accordance with DBAG\u2019s guide\u00adlines for respon\u00adsi\u00adble inves\u00adt\u00ading prior to the invest\u00adment decision. <\/p>\n
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\n Toge\u00adther with manage\u00adment, DBAG aims to posi\u00adtion the orga\u00adniza\u00adtion for the coming years. The focus is on expan\u00adding the busi\u00adness in terms of person\u00adnel and capa\u00adcity. In addi\u00adtion, the orga\u00adniza\u00adtion will undergo further profes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adliza\u00adtion and scaling. By 2030, the team is expec\u00adted to grow signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly, and at the same time, the product port\u00adfo\u00adlio will be further expan\u00added to tap into new growth potential. <\/p>\n