Bregal Unternehmerkapital Minority Investment in woom
September 30, 2020
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.
- Buyers
- BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital, Florian Gschwandtner, Private co-investors (unnamed)
- Targets
- woom
- Sellers
- Christian Bezdeka, Marcus Ihlenfeld
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Lower Austria, Austria
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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