AUCTUS Invests in Rossmanith GmbH & Co. KG

Patrimonium Acquires Majority Stake in ROTH GRUPPE from Equistone

October 16, 2020

Building Products

A fund advised by Patrimonium Private Equity Advisors AG has acquired a majority stake in ROTH GRUPPE AG from funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe; financial terms were not disclosed. ROTH GRUPPE, based in Gerlafingen, Switzerland, is a specialist provider of passive fire protection, technical insulation and coating solutions with c.450 employees; Patrimonium said it will pursue synergies and long-term growth while keeping the company's operational structure unchanged.

Castik Capital Acquires Majority Stake in ARTUS

July 15, 2022

Environmental Services

Castik Capital (via its EPIC II fund) has acquired a majority stake in ARTUS, a leading German property damage restoration and disaster-recovery services provider, in a partnership with ARTUS founders and management. ARTUS operates across Germany (headquartered in Isernhagen and Leipzig) with over 400 employees across 28 branches and offers fire, water and construction-drying services, having processed more than 10,000 claims in 2021.

ARTUS (Castik-backed) Acquires Majority Stake in Hestia

September 26, 2022

Environmental Services

ARTUS Bautrocknung- und Sanierungsgruppe, a Castik Capital-backed restoration platform, has acquired a majority stake in Hestia, with Hestia’s management and existing shareholders becoming shareholders in the combined group. The deal creates a national restoration leader in Germany covering fire, water and elemental damage, combining ~400 ARTUS employees with Hestia’s >600 specialists to form a ~1,000-employee group handling roughly 35,000 claims per year.

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities Acquires Unilux from Dovista

November 17, 2021

Building Products

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA completed a carve-out acquisition of German window and door manufacturer Unilux from Dovista A/S, effective November 17, 2021. Unilux, headquartered in Salmtal, Germany, reported revenues of more than EUR 40 million in 2020 with over 300 employees; AURELIUS intends to streamline operations and pursue growth in wood/wood‑aluminium and PVC product segments.

AUCTUS Capital Partners Acquires SPIG S.p.A. and Götaverken Miljö (GMAB)

November 5, 2024

Industrial Services

Funds advised by AUCTUS Capital Partners AG have acquired SPIG S.p.A. (Paruzzaro, Italy) and Götaverken Miljö (GMAB) (Gothenburg, Sweden), bringing the two industrial cooling and flue-gas treatment specialists together as an AUCTUS platform. Management (CEO Alberto Galantini and CFO Costante Alverà) co-invested alongside AUCTUS; the combined group serves energy, heavy industry and data-center markets, with pro forma revenue of ~€100m and over 200 employees.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in GUS Group

July 14, 2020

Software

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital have acquired a majority stake in Cologne-headquartered enterprise software provider GUS Group. Management and investor Elvaston will retain a minority share as Bregal supports GUS’ continued organic growth and buy‑and‑build strategy for its ERP, LIMS and CRM offerings to process-industry mid-market customers.