Reference transaction
Advisor to LEONI AG
as part of a carve-out transaction to Deutsche Invest Partners GmbH
The LEONI Business Group Wire Products & Solutions was renamed Aerumtec as part of the transaction. Aerumtec is a leading specialist manufacturer of copper-based products and solutions, offering a unique range of wires, strands and ropes made from bare and plated copper and alloys and composites. The products are customized to individual customer requirements and installed in a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace and industrial applications. With headquarters in Weissenburg, Germany, and over 500 employees worldwide, the company has an international production presence with five production sites, three of which are in Germany, and one each in the UK and China.
Leoni is a global provider of products, solutions and services for energy and data management in the automotive industry. The value chain ranges from standardized cables to special and data cables to highly complex on-board electrical systems and associated components from development to production. As an innovation partner with strong development and system expertise, Leoni supports its customers on the path to increasingly sustainable and connected mobility concepts, from autonomous driving to alternative drives and charging systems. To this end, Leoni is developing next-generation cable solutions and cabling systems that reduce complexity and enable higher levels of automation, for example through zonal architecture. The group of companies employs around 95,000 people in 27 countries and generated consolidated sales of 5.1 billion euros in 2022.
Deutsche Invest Capital Partners GmbH (Deutsche Invest) is an entrepreneurial alternative asset management platform with assets under management of over 4.0 billion euros. The focus is on Europe and its investment strategies include: capital solutions, technology, real estate and special situations. DI Mittelstand is Deutsche Invest's special situations strategy and invests specifically and highly selectively in companies that offer significant operational and financial potential for value creation and where an active investment approach can create sustainable value. DI Mittelstand invests in small and medium-sized companies in the DACH region and surrounding European countries that have significant potential to increase sales and earnings. The team typically works on corporate spin-offs, restructurings, MBOs and MBIs. It is an active hands-on investor with its own operational team on site in its portfolio companies and supports them not only with capital, but also with operational and strategic know-how.
