Buyer for system integration services company in Germany

• Revenue: 5-100M EUR
• Employees: not decisive
• Location of the target: Germany
• Reason for acquisition: The buyer is a private equity group. It has a strategy for growing its operations in Germany via acquisitions, therefore the management is open to speaking to interested sellers
• #CFIE ITB156

The buyer is backed-up by a strong private equity firm that has globally more than 5B Euro in assets under management. The group is investing in market-leading companies operating in industrial and technology sectors. The management is committed to pursue the right transaction and to establish strong partnerships with business owners that are interested in strategic buyers for their companies. The buyer starts a project by identifying the right company and has the strategy to add value to the business by executing transformative combinations through M&A deals. Types of preferred transactions are add-ons, carve-outs, leveraged buyouts, etc. The buyer has a long history of acquisition transactions. Now they want to start a new project and have an ambitious plan for Germany to increase the revenues at a fast paste. The target company activates in system integration related to areas such as SAP, Saleforce, Cloud services, Big Data, Service now, Security and IOT. There is also an interest in companies involved in hardware selling. The target revenue ranges from 10-100M Euro, if there are good niche companies the turnover can be smaller than 10M Euro. The minimum accepted EBITDA target is 10% and the best would be an EBITDA value over 20%. The shareholders must continue to work with the new entity and support the growth.

The buyer invests in technology companies in order to grow them and develop an international portfolio of leading industrial players. It is already an impressive range of technologies, services and IT solutions that advance businesses. In a world that is becoming faster, more complex and dynamic every single day the need for clarity is more present. The standard solution is often preferred to the ideal solution due to the duration, length and lower costs involved. But the company challenges these perceptions and manages to deliver individual tailored solutions in a short time, simple way and at convenient prices. The team is focused on the needs of customers because only meeting the specific necessities is the way to advance the business. The services provided are diverse and the conditions are competitive.

The company has strong partnerships with some of the world’s best technology vendors in the fields of cloud transformation, IT operations & security, smart infrastructure, data center computing. It delivers tailor-made solutions with full integration to retail clients. For OEM (original equipment manufacturer) clients there are delivered flexible and intelligent products that grow their business model. For healthcare centres the company provides specific equipment used in fields such as real-time diagnosis and monitoring. The team is experienced in cloud transformation, there are delivered services such as cloud consulting, cloud back-up and solutions for hybrid installations. In what regards IT security field, the company is active in providing services such as protection system development (with artificial intelligence), strategy, pen testing, access control and data analytics.

The buyer is looking to acquire a company activates in system integration related to areas such as:

• SAP
• Saleforce
• Cloud Services
• Big Data
• Service Now
• Security
• IOT
• Data Center
• Managed Services

• The buyer is backed-up by a strong private equity with global operations
•  The buyer is active in the fields of cloud transformation, IT security, industrial solutions, data center computing
• The company has decided to enlarge its activities in Germany and is looking to buy an enterprise established on the market
• Target companies should be active in providing system integration services