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CMS advises Afinum on majority stake in LISTAN

22/09/2020

Munich – Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG has acquired a majority stake in the Listan Group, a fast-growing supplier of components for high-performance computers. The investment is intended to unlock the company’s growth potential in existing and new markets and product segments. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The investment in Listan marks the tenth platform transaction conducted by Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.

The acquisition was advised on jointly by Dr Hermann Rock, General Counsel, Afinum, and Dr Oliver Thurn as lead partner on the CMS side. In addition to legal advice, the Munich-based CMS team also supported Afinum in the contract negotiations. The Banking & Finance team headed by Stuttgart CMS partner Dr Marc Seibold was also closely involved. Private equity investor Afinum is a longstanding client and relies on the Munich CMS office’s expertise on a regular basis. A recent example is the acquisition of computer systems specialist Keith & Koep by Garz & Fricke, a portfolio company of Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.

Listan, based in Glinde (Schleswig-Holstein), describes itself as having evolved from an early online distributor of computer parts into a supplier of high-quality components for high-performance computers, with an internal R&D team and its own strong brands. Listan has over 100 employees at locations in Germany, Poland, Taiwan and the US.

Afinum Management GmbH is an independent management-owned private equity firm with offices in Munich, Zurich and Hong Kong. It specialises in taking stakes in successful mid-market companies in the German-speaking region of Europe.

CMS Germany

Dr Oliver Thurn, Lead Partner
Anna-Lena Lill, Counsel
Dr Astrid Roesener, Counsel
Karen Eldred, Senior Associate, all Corporate/M&A
Dr Claudia Rid, Partner
Dr Eckhard Schmid, Partner, both Labor, Employment & Pensions
Dr Marc Seibold, Partner
Dr Andreas Grunert, Counsel
Julian Lacher, Associate, all Banking & Finance
Stefan Lehr, Partner, Competition & EU

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