QVM Privatkapital takes over GLOBOS Logistics and Information Systems

Frank­furt a. M. / Hano­ver — QVM has acqui­red GLOBOS Logis­­tik- und Infor­ma­ti­ons­sys­teme GmbH from the foun­ding share­hol­der as part of a struc­tu­red sales process. Spar­kasse Hanno­ver was advi­sed by Heuking part­ner Thomas K. W. Schrell on the finan­cing of the acqui­si­tion of GLOBOS Logis­­tik- und Infor­ma­ti­ons­sys­teme GmbH by QVM Privatkapital.

QVM acqui­red GLOBOS Logis­­tik- und Infor­ma­ti­ons­sys­teme GmbH from the foun­ding share­hol­der as part of a struc­tu­red sales process. GLOBOS is a system house with the focus on manu­­fac­­tu­­rer-inde­­pen­­dent consul­ting, sales and inte­gra­tion of inno­va­tive barcode systems loca­ted in Hannover/Lower Saxony. The company is a full-service provi­der of barcode systems in the DACH region. In addi­tion to hand­held scan­ners, the product port­fo­lio includes peri­phe­ral devices such as mobile termi­nals and label prin­ters. The company curr­ently employs 91 people.

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek provi­ded compre­hen­sive support to the finan­cing bank in the prepa­ra­tion, struc­tu­ring, nego­tia­tion and imple­men­ta­tion of the entire finan­cing docu­men­ta­tion. The credit lines have a term of seven years. The purpose of the finan­cing is, in addi­tion to the finan­cing of the share acqui­si­tion, the repay­ment of exis­ting liabi­li­ties and the finan­cing of the Group’s gene­ral working capi­tal requirements.

About QVM Private Capital
QVM Privat­ka­pi­tal is an inde­pen­dent, owner-mana­­ged invest­ment company that provi­des equity capi­tal to medium-sized compa­nies in German-spea­king count­ries. The capi­tal is inves­ted by the QVM manage­ment and a fixed circle of successful entre­pre­neu­rial perso­na­li­ties. It pursues an entre­pre­neu­rial invest­ment approach that focu­ses on the long-term deve­lo­p­ment and value enhance­ment of the compa­nies. A parti­cu­lar focus is on invol­vement in succes­sion situa­tions, growth projects and other chan­ges in the share­hol­der structure.

Advi­sors to Spar­kasse Hanno­ver: Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Thomas K. W. Schrell, LL.M. (Lead)
Anja Harms (both Banking & Finance), both Frankfurt