Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in GUS Group
July 14, 2020
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.
- Buyers
- Bregal Unternehmerkapital (funds advised)
- Targets
- GUS Group
- Sellers
- Elvaston
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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