HF Private Debt supports acquisition of EPE by DRS Investment
Hanover/ Frankfurt a. Main — HF Private Debt was advised by Shearman & Sterling on the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Electric Paper Evaluationssysteme GmbH (EPE), a leading specialist in evaluation and audit software, by DRS Investment.
Electric Paper Evaluationssysteme GmbH, based in Lüneburg, Germany, is a leading provider of software solutions for conducting surveys that are automatically created, completed and evaluated.
HF Debt GmbH, based in Hanover, Germany, is the exclusive advisor to the HF Private Debt Fund, SCSp, which specializes in providing private debt financing to middle-market companies. With a clear focus on the DACH region, HF Debt invests in companies with a history of several years in the case of growth financing, succession solutions as well as buy-outs by private equity investors. www.hf-debt.de.
Advisors HF Debt GmbH: Shearman & Sterling
The team included partner Dr. Matthias Weissinger and associate Nils Holzgrefe (both Germany-Finance).
About Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling is an international law firm with 23 offices in 13 countries and approximately 850 lawyers. In Germany, Shearman & Sterling is represented at the Frankfurt office. The firm is one of the international market leaders in advising on complex cross-border transactions. Worldwide, Shearman & Sterling primarily advises international corporations and large national companies, financial institutions, and large mid-sized companies. www.shearman.com.