Exclusive advisory to the shareholders of Löwenstark Group on the majority sale to Hannover Finanz and Arcus Capital

With strong new partners, Löwenstark aims to accelerate growth and expand its digital service portfolio across the DACH region.

April, 2021. ox8 Corporate Finance exclusively advised the shareholders of Löwenstark Digital Group (“Löwenstark”) on their sale of a majority stake to the HANNOVER Finanz Group (“HANNOVER Finanz”) and ARCUS Capital AG (“ARCUS”). Both the founder Marian Wurm and the entire management team headed by CEO Hartmut Deiwick invested significantly in the course of the transaction.

With a focus on medium-sized businesses and a consultative approach, Löwenstark is a full-service provider offering its customers digital solutions along the entire value chain in order to achieve sustainable success in the online world. The broad range of services for national and international customers includes comprehensive solutions in the areas of performance marketing, brand marketing and web development.

The steadily increasing demand for digital marketing services and the continuous expansion of its service portfolio has led to strong growth especially in the recent years for the company, which was founded in 2001. The Löwenstark Digital Group now generates double-digit million revenues and has more than 150 employees at ten locations throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

As digitization continues and marketing budgets shift from offline to online channels, the management continues to see great potential for growth and further expansion of services. CEO Hartmut Deiwick says: “Due to our process- and data-driven approach, we offer our customers a transparent view on the performance of our service. We look forward to build on our success in all marketing channels and grow in a sustainable manner with the whole lion pack.“

Marian Wurm, founder of Löwenstark Digital Group on the transaction process: “With HANNOVER Finanz and ARCUS, we have found the right partners for the strategic further development of Löwenstark. With their extensive industry and management experience, as well as their extensive network in the German SME sector, they will actively support us in our next growth steps. Special thanks to our M&A advisors from ox8 Corporate Finance, who we chose after a comprehensive selection process. They impressed us greatly with their team spirit, in-depth analyses and dedication. The cooperation during the project was at all times highly professional. The ox8 project team supported us 24/7 and guided the process to a very successful outcome.“