Transactions

FAMED Żywiec, a Polish medical equipment manufacturer with over 75 years of business operations concentrating on high-quality operating tables and hospital beds, was sold to BHM Group, a Prague-based diversified private equity family office.

LKE Group, one of the most important German suppliers of handling and logistic products and systems, acquired a majority stake in Someg S.A. and a part of the Transcarpatica S.A. business located in Gherla, Romania.

AWS Mittelstandsfonds, a Vienna-based growth equity fund focused on Austrian SMEs, sold its remaining shares in three portfolio companies to Evoco AG, a Zurich-based lower midmarket manager that invests in growth and buyout investments in Western Europe with a focus on the DACH region.

Open Networks GmbH, Vienna‐based IT service provider, was sold to Bechtle’s Austria IT system house.

TIPCO Treasury & Technology GmbH, an Austrian producer of treasury management software, was sold to Nomentia Oy, a leader in the same sector.

Tarife.at, the largest comparison site for mobile, Internet, bundle and TV tariffs in Austria, was sold to Geizhals, a price comparison website active in the DACH region.

FirmenABC announced the sale of an 80% shareholding to Investnet AG, a Swiss private equity and investment group. FirmenABC is a full-service online marketing agency and market leader in cross-media advertising and promotions for small- and medium-sized businesses in Austria and Germany.

AdRom Digital Media AG sold a 35% stake to Investnet AG, a Swiss private equity and investment group. adRom, founded in 2000, is a data-driven dialogue marketing company. adRom develops technology for real-time cross-channel marketing campaigns in the DACH region.

Immodirekt.at, an online real estate platform in Austria, was sold to ImmobilienScout24.

Two minority shareholders of Geizhals, a leading Austrian and German price-comparison site, sold 16% of the company to majority shareholder Heise Gruppe. Geizhals was founded in 1996 and today is a leading price-comparison portal in the DACH region

diamond:dogs|group, an expert in online, mobile, and social integral solutions, was sold to Emakina Group, an independent European group of cutting edge communication agencies.

mPAY24, a company that provides payment services to e-commerce shops, was sold to Prepa Management Consulting GmbH.

Aktionsfinder GmbH, one of the leading Austrian online distribution platforms for leaflets in Austria, was acquired by Österreichische Post.