The Ferdinand Scheurer Group specializes in the rental of working platforms, lifting platforms and forklifts. The Aurelius Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG is an investment company that invests in medium-sized companies. As part of the Aurelius Group, Aurelius Wachstumskapital focuses on succession solutions and the acquisition of parts of larger medium-sized companies and groups.
[The purchase was financed by HF Private Debt Fonds, a member of Hannover Finanz. The Luxembourg fund frequently provides private debt financing for medium-sized companies].
The sale of the Ferdinand Scheurer Group is one of the few private equity transactions to date that has been managed and brought to a successful conclusion after the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic.
Adviser Ferdinand Scheurer Group:
Reed Smith: Partner Dr. Octávio de Sousa (Lead; Corporate/PE/M&A), Harald Heller (Real Estate), Dirk-Peter Flor (Financial Markets) and Martin Bünning (Tax) as well as Associates Dr. Marcel Gellings (Corporate/PE/M&A), Carina Park (Tax), Carmen Delpech (Financial Markets) and Ulrike Bischof (L&E).
Adviser Aurelius Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG:
Kuzaj Wittmann & Partner (Düsseldorf): (Lead, M&A, Corporate and Tax), Thomas Löwer (M&A, Corporate, Financial Markets), Suck Kim (L&E), Christina Seibel (Commercial), Gibson Dunn: Sebastian Schoon (Financial Markets)
Adviser HF Private Debt Fonds:
Ashurst (Munich): Dr. Matthias Weissinger, Franziska Sauer (Banking and Finance)
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