Bregal Unternehmerkapital Minority Investment in woom

Funds Advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital Take Minority Stake in woom

July 8, 2021

Consumer Products

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital (BU) acquired a significant minority stake in Austrian children’s bicycle maker woom in November 2020 to support the company’s next growth phase. In July 2021 woom merged with its US importer, woombikes USA, to unify operations and accelerate international expansion and customer experience improvements.

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.

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.

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 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.