Frankfurt – A fund managed by Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has signed a purchase agreement to acquire a majority stake in the FOGTEC Group from the founding shareholders and the previous financial investor, M Cap. As part of the transaction, the founders are re-investing in the FOGTEC Group in order to drive FOGTEC's further development forward in partnership with DPE. The transaction underscores the high strategic importance of innovative fire protection technologies in growing end markets such as rail transport, data centres and critical infrastructure.
CMS provided DPE with comprehensive legal advice on all M&A-related aspects of the transaction. The team, led by Dr Hendrik Hirsch, supported the buyer in particular with the negotiation of the purchase agreement and all other transaction documents, the W&I insurance, the legal due diligence, the reinvestment of the management and the equity documentation. As part of the due diligence process, CMS coordinated various national and international workstreams and analysed the group across several jurisdictions.
DPE is a private equity firm focused on German-speaking small and medium-sized enterprises. Since its foundation, the company has been supporting businesses in implementing sustainable growth strategies and providing them with capital, operational expertise and a long-term investment approach. Its investment focus is on the sectors of Business Services, Energy & Environment, Healthcare, Industrial Technology and Software & IT Services.
FOGTEC, headquartered in Cologne, develops and supplies fire protection systems based on high-pressure water mist. Its solutions are used worldwide in, for example, buildings, industrial facilities, data centres, tunnels, railway stations and rail vehicles. With its own research and development work, an extensive portfolio of patents and an international presence, FOGTEC has established itself as a specialist provider in a growing market segment.
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