NORD/LB finances acquisition of cisbox by Main Capital
Munich — McDermott Will & Emery has advised NORD/LB on the financing of a majority stake in cisbox GmbH by the software investor Main Capital. The cisbox founders Stephan Kern and Sebastian Mehrle will remain in the company and have acquired a significant stake in the company.
Founded in 2005, cisbox offers cloud and AI-based software solutions for optimizing procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, primarily in the healthcare, hospitality, services and public sectors. The company employs more than 150 people in Solingen and at two locations in Vietnam.
NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank is one of the leading German commercial banks. As a public-law institution, it is part of the S‑Finanzgruppe. The core business areas include corporate customers, special financing in the energy and infrastructure sector and for aircraft, the financing of commercial real estate via Deutsche Hypo, capital market business, S‑Group business with the savings banks and private and business customers including private banking. The bank is based in Hanover, Braunschweig and Magdeburg and has branches in Oldenburg, Hamburg, Schwerin, Düsseldorf and Munich. Outside Germany, NORD/LB is represented by a Pfandbrief bank (NORD/LB Covered Bond Bank) in Luxembourg and by branches in London, New York and Singapore.
Advisor NORD/LB:
McDermott Will & Emery, Munich: Dr. Matthias Weissinger (photo), Ludwig Zesch (both Finance, both lead), Dr. Maximilian Meyer (Counsel, Tax Law, Frankfurt); Associates: Tim Becker, Laura Sollacher, Romy Lanz (Düsseldorf; all Finance)