Funds Advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital Take Minority Stake in woom

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Minority Investment in woom

September 30, 2020

Consumer Products

BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital has made a significant minority growth investment in Austrian children's bicycle maker woom to support the company's internationalisation, digitalisation and capacity expansion. The founders Christian Bezdeka and Marcus Ihlenfeld will remain majority owners; several private co-investors including Runtastic founder Florian Gschwandtner also participated. woom (headquartered in Klosterneuburg, Austria) employs about 100 people and plans an additional production site in Europe to meet strong demand.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Makes Majority Investment in Billbee GmbH

November 8, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital have made a majority investment in Billbee GmbH, a Twistetal-based provider of multichannel e-commerce SaaS for small retailers in the DACH region. Billbee will serve as the nucleus of an e-commerce software group to pursue organic growth and add-on acquisitions; founder Jan Krause will retain a stake and the company will continue to be led by Managing Director David Pohlmann.

Mubadala Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Bugaboo Group from Bain Capital

July 21, 2024

Consumer Products

Mubadala Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Bugaboo Group, the Dutch maker of premium strollers and parenting products, with Bain Capital retaining a minority position. The deal, which remains subject to works council consultation and customary regulatory approvals, is intended to support Bugaboo's expansion into growth markets and to accelerate consolidation in the juvenile products sector.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in SEMA GmbH

April 12, 2022

Software

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital have acquired a majority shareholding in SEMA GmbH, a German provider of 2D/3D CAD/CAM and ERP/CRM software for the timber construction, stair and sheet-metal fabrication markets. The seller was LEA Partners; VIA Equity and CEO Alexander Neuß retained minority stakes. Bregal said it will support SEMA's internationalization and invest in product development and sales professionalization.

Kolsquare Acquires Woomio

December 17, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Paris-based influencer marketing platform Kolsquare has acquired Woomio, a Copenhagen-founded influencer marketing SaaS provider focused on the Nordics. The acquisition strengthens Kolsquare's presence in Northern Europe and expands its product and customer footprint across 16 countries, accelerating its European growth under the team.blue group.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Takes Minority Stake in Hettich Group

July 1, 2024

Medical Devices

Bregal Unternehmerkapital (BU) has acquired a minority stake in the Hettich Group via a capital increase, establishing a growth partnership to support Hettich's organic and inorganic expansion. BU will leverage its global network to help Hettich expand particularly into Asia and the United States; the partnership is subject to customary regulatory approvals.