Summa Equity Invests in EA Technology

Summa Equity and Goldman Sachs Acquire Stakes in EcoOnline

February 18, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Summa Equity Fund II and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division have each agreed to acquire a 33% ownership stake in EcoOnline from selling shareholders including Summa Equity Fund I and Viking Venture, securing new capital to support the company's international expansion. The transaction, which keeps Summa Equity as a controlling shareholder, will fund organic and acquisition-based growth of EcoOnline's HSEQ SaaS platform and is subject to antitrust approval.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in FAST LTA

May 2, 2024

Cybersecurity

Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in FAST LTA, a Munich-based provider of secure data storage and archiving solutions, investing from its EUR 2.3bn Article 9 Fund III. FAST LTA, which has ~100 employees and reported EUR 25m revenue in 2023, will leverage Summa's support to pursue international expansion and further develop its secure, energy-efficient storage and ransomware-protection offerings.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Axion BioSystems

July 15, 2021

Medical Devices

Summa Equity Fund II has acquired a majority stake in Axion BioSystems, a US life science tools company that develops MEA (microelectrode array) and impedance-based bioelectronic assay technologies. Summa plans to support Axion's commercial scale-up and global growth to accelerate adoption of its platforms across academia and biopharma, particularly in cell and gene therapy and drug discovery applications.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Bollegraaf Group

September 17, 2024

Manufacturing

Stockholm-based impact investor Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Netherlands-headquartered Bollegraaf Group, a global provider of turnkey recycling and waste‑sorting solutions. Summa is investing from its EUR 2.3 billion Fund III to accelerate Bollegraaf’s growth, expand innovation in mechanical recycling technologies and drive the transition to a circular economy; the seller is Capital A Investment Partners and the deal is expected to close following regulatory approvals in October 2024.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in EA Elektro-Automatik

December 12, 2019

Manufacturing

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital have acquired a majority stake in EA Elektro-Automatik GmbH & Co. KG as part of a succession plan. The investment is intended to support the company’s continued growth — including expanded US and Asian presence, new product development, and increased production capacity at its Viersen headquarters.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Logpoint

March 2, 2023

Cybersecurity

Summa Equity is acquiring a majority stake in Logpoint, the Copenhagen-based cybersecurity vendor, via its EUR 2.3bn Fund III to build a European cybersecurity powerhouse. The transaction leaves Yttrium as a significant minority shareholder and is subject to final regulatory approval (expected Q2 2023).