Artisense offers a cutting-edge computer vision product for real-time localization, mapping, and navigation of highly automated or fully autonomous vehicles. It was founded in 2016 as a spin-off of the computer vision research group at the Technical University of Munich, one of the world’s leading centres in its field. The companies belonging to the Artisense group […]

Read more

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the shareholders of Insitumed GmbH on the sale of the company to Key Surgical LLC. The acquisition is subject to closing. Insitumed GmbH with its headquarters in Hamburg (Germany) is a leading supplier for flexible medical endoscopy. With close to 4,000 products and several representations across Europe, Africa and Australia, […]

Read more

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the UK based Redgate Software Group on its acquisition of Flyway, the biggest cross-platform database migrations tool. Redgate with its headquarters in Cambridge (UK) develops software used by over 800,000 IT professionals and is the leading Microsoft SQL Server tools vendor. More than 100,000 companies, including 91% of companies in the […]

Read more

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the founders of IVARIO, the leading online platform for drinking water testing for end consumers, on its sale to the GBA Group. The Hamburg based company which was founded by Saskia Gerber, Sascha Zielinski and Söhnke Mücke in 2013 operate Germany’s leading online platform for drinking water testing for […]

Read more

On July 2, 2019, Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced a definitive agreement to acquire DocuWare, a leading provider of Content Services software. In this transaction, GvW Graf von Westphalen advises one of the selling shareholders, Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, on the sale of its participation in DocuWare. Closing of the transaction is still subject […]

Read more

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised EXHEAT Group Ltd on the acquisition of the German SEICO Group. The UK based EXHEAT Group Ltd is a world class provider of hazardous area heating and control solutions that has extensive global experience in electrical, mechanical and thermal design. With over 20 years of experience serving operators and contractors in […]

Read more

Innoactive GmbH is receiving financing to expand its virtual and augmented reality technologies. Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners (UVC Partners) and Capnamic Ventures are participating with a total of € 4.4 million in the Munich startup. GvW Graf von Westphalen advised Innoactive in this series A financing round. Innoactive develops virtual and augmented reality software solutions […]

Read more

Investment funds advised by PREMIUM Equity Partners, Frankfurt am Main, have acquired majority participation in the CLARUS Film Group located in Dietzenbach near Frankfurt. GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the two managing directors of CLARUS Films who will continue to hold shares in the business. The seller in this transaction is PINOVA Capital, an independent […]

Read more

GSE Vertrieb Biologische Nahrungsergänzungs- und Heilmittel GmbH (“GSE Vertrieb”) is setting itself up for the future. The holding company Finexx GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungen has acquired the shares from the founder of the company Michael Gracher under a succession concept. Michael Gracher, who established GSE Vertrieb together with his wife in 1994, is withdrawing step-by-step from the […]

Read more

The commercial law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is continuing to expand its competence in the area of digitalization. At the beginning of the year, the well-known telecommunications law (TC-law) expert, Dr. Grace Nacimiento, joined the law firm’s Düsseldorf office as a partner. She is accompanied by her associate of many years Dr. Carolin Küll, […]

Read more

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Plant Systems & Services PSS GmbH (“PSS”) in the acquisition of the Veltec Group from the Leadec Group. The closing of the transaction is still subject to antitrust clearance. The Parties have agreed to keep the terms of the sale confidential.  PSS is continuing to expand its position in […]

Read more

The German startup company Penseo has successfully completed a seed financing round under the lead of Hanover Beteiligungsfonds, Portuguese Banco de Investimento Global as well as renowned business angels including Oliver Oster and Kilian Thalhammer. Penseo GmbH with offices in Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Hanover has developed a unique online system to digitalise company care systems, […]

Read more