Global law firm Goodwin advised Eurazeo on the refinancing of SalesTech BidCo GmbH ("salestech") as well as the add-on acquisition financing of certain companies acquired by salestech in Germany. The salestech group is a portfolio company of funds advised by Quadriga Capital Eigenkapitalberatung GmbH ("Quadriga Capital").
Eurazeo is a leading global investment group with EUR 35.5bn in diversified assets under management, including EUR 25.2bn on behalf of institutional and private clients through its private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure strategies. Eurazeo supports around 600 companies, leveraging the commitment of its over 400 employees, its sector expertise, its privileged access to global markets via 13 offices in Europe, Asia and the United States, and its responsible approach to value creation based on growth.
The salestech group is a leading provider of sales and marketing services with a focus on the development and management of digital products, technology and software solutions. Having strengthened its competencies in digital product development through the add-on acquisition funded by Eurazeo, salestech plans to continue its growth path through strong organic growth and further acquisitions, thus providing its customers with an increasingly attractive portfolio of managed services and digital product solutions.
Quadriga Capital is an independent investment adviser with a focus on medium-sized growth companies, primarily in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since the launch of the first Quadriga Capital private equity fund about 30 years ago, Quadriga Capital has successfully arranged and advised on investments in more than 150 mid-market growth companies in targeted sectors, including healthcare, tech-enabled services and smart industries.
Goodwin’s transaction team was led by Munich partners Winfried M. Carli and Folko Moroni and included transaction lawyer Rina Omura and Frankfurt associate Rebecca Stöcklein (all Private Equity/Finance) as well as Munich tax partner Oded Schein.