Exclusive advisory for :em engineering methods AG on the majority sale
Dr. Marcus Krastel
With Patrimonium and Wille Finance as new partners, :em AG aims to accelerate its growth strategy and scale its AI-driven SaaS solution ReqMan® across industries and regions.
May, 2024. ox8 Corporate Finance has acted as exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders of :em engineering methods AG (“:em AG”) on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Patrimonium Private Equity and Wille Finance.
Consulting on the digital transformation of engineering and manufacturing companies in the area of product lifecycle management and the introduction of “digital twins” is an attractive growth market. True to the vision “We deliver the digital future for engineering”, :em AG supports the implementation of digital transformation and thus, among other things, increases efficiency, productivity, agility and shortens time to market.
| Mandate: | Sell-Side |
| Client: | :em engineering methos AG (Germany) |
| Investor: | Patrimonium Private Equity, Wille Finance (Switzerland) |
| Transaction: | Majority Sale |
| Volume: | Not Public |
With a team of more than 100 experts and a focus on the DACH region, :em AG covers the entire product lifecycle and the underlying enterprise architecture of blue chip and medium-sized companies with a comprehensive portfolio of consulting services and IT applications, including the self-developed, AI-supported SaaS solution ReqMan® in the area of requirements management. :em AG has a strong presence in the industry and automation, mobility and transportation, high tech and information technology, aerospace and defense technology, medical technology and life sciences sectors.
The aim of the investment is to implement :em AG’s further organic and inorganic growth strategy by further developing its industry coverage, expanding its service and technology portfolio, geographic expansion and scaling its own software solution ReqMan®.
The founders and previous sole owners of :em engineering methods AG, Dr. Erik Claassen, Christian Donges, Dr. Sven Kleiner and Dr. Marcus Krastel, will remain on board as members of the Management Board and significant co-owners and will implement the jointly defined strategy in the long term.
“In line with our vision and encouraged by approaches from strategic buyers, we have looked closely at finding the ideal partner for our next growth step. The partnership-based, entrepreneurial and sustainable approach and the many years of experience of Patrimonium and Wille Finance in the successful further development of owner-managed companies convinced us right from the first meeting – we are highly motivated to continue developing :em AG in the driver seat together with our partners,” says Dr. Sven Kleiner, explaining the choice of partners.
Dr. Marcus Krastel adds:
“We are more than happy with the absolutely professional support provided by ox8 throughout the entire M&A process. Over the past few months, the team has been at our side at all times and has led the competitive process to a very successful outcome. It was extremely important for us to have a partner who could provide a holistic consulting approach, which we as :em AG pursue equally towards our clients. This applies to the highly professional preparation phase and the entire process management before, during and after the due diligence. ox8’s many years of experience in the context of numerous investor discussions and negotiations were particularly valuable and we were able to rely on them at all times.”
