| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.05.2025 | Starting the year with a strategic acquisition: Elovade is acquiring Italian security distributor Avangate | Wetzlar, January 28, 2025 – Elovade, one of Europe’s leading value-added distributors, and private equity investors HQ Equita and Verdane have announced their acquisition of Avangate. By acquiring the Italian security distributor, the Elova... |
| 10.09.2024 | Elovade takes over Swedish distributors Inuit AB to continue its pan-European growth | Wetzlar, Germany, September 10th, 2024 – The value-added software distributor Elovade, which has been in business for almost 30 years, and its investors HQ Equita and Verdane have announced the acquisition of Swedish distributors Inuit AB. ... |
| 11.06.2024 | EBERTLANG is now ELOVADE | Wetzlar, Germany, June 11th, 2024 EBERTLANG, the value-added distributor that specializes in IT security and cloud services, is changing its name. With subsidiaries in Switzerland, Italy and Sweden, the company’s international growth strate... |
| 20.10.2022 | MUEGGE expands product portfolio: Acquisition of the Italian based microwave specialist LEANFA | Bad Homburg / Reichelsheim im Odw. / Ruvo di Puglia, 20/10/2022. HQ Equita, a trusted equity partner for medium-sized companies in the DACH region for almost three decades, announces the first add-on acquisition by its portfolio company MUE... |
| 06.09.2022 | EBERTLANG accelerates international expansion: Acquisition of Swedish MSP Distributor Innosoft AB | Bad Homburg/Wetzlar/Stockholm, 06/09/2022. HQ Equita, a trusted equity partner for medium-sized companies in the DACH region for almost three decades, announces a further add-on acquisition by its portfolio company EBERTLANG (www.ebertlang.... |
| 08.06.2022 | EBERTLANG expands to Italy – Acquisition of Milan-based MSP VAD Achab | Wetzlar/Milan, 8th June 2022. With the acquisition of the Milan-based VAD Achab (www.achab.it), a specialist for IT-infrastructure and security software for MSP’s, the award-winning German VAD EBERTLANG (www.ebertlang.com) expands its busin... |
| 19.10.2021 | EBERTLANG grows with 8Soft and expands into Switzerland | Wetzlar/Bad Homburg – October 19, 2021. EBERTLANG, software specialist distributor and portfolio company of HQ Equita, continues its growth course and acquires a majority stake in Würzburg-based IT specialist 8Soft. Like EBERTLANG, 8Soft is... |
| 30.09.2021 | r2p group acquires T.G. Baker Americas Inc. | Flensburg, 28.09.2021 |
| 10.08.2021 | HQ Equita acquires a stake in indevis | Bad Homburg, August 10, 2021. — HQ Equita, trusted partner of SMEs in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for almost three decades, has acquired a majority stake in the IT security specialist indevis. The two founders Wolfgang Kurz and Andrea... |
| 02.06.2021 | HQ Equita expands Industrial Advisory Board to nine members | Bad Homburg – 2nd of June, 2021. HQ Equita, a trusted partner for medium-sized companies in the DACH region for almost three decades, is further expanding its Industrial Advisory Board. With the addition of three high-caliber industry exper... |
| 28.09.2020 | Dr. Annette Horváth appointed as new CEO of WPT | Hamburg, September 25, 2020 – WELL PLUS TRADE GmbH (‘WPT‘), the Hamburg-based specialist for protein-based sports nutrition and nutritional concepts, has appointed a new CEO. Effective as of October 1, 2020, Ms. Annette Horváth will lead WP... |
| 10.08.2020 | HQ Equita acquires specialist for industrial microwave and plasma technology MUEGGE | Bad Homburg, 10th August, 2020 – HQ Equita, trusted partner of SMEs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for almost three decades, acquires a majority stake in MUEGGE GmbH from MEYER BURGER TECHNOLOGY AG. The agreement is subject to customar... |
| 06.03.2020 | Harald Quandt Group strengthens it’s structures | Bad Homburg, March 6, 2020. Following continued growth, the HQ Group is taking the next step in its development. Through a central holding (HQ Holding), the strategic development of HQ financial service providers will be further driven. The... |
| 05.12.2019 | HQ Equita expands Industrial Advisory Board | Bad Homburg – 05 November 2019 HQ Equita, a trusted partner for small and medium-sized enterprises in the DACH region for nearly three decades, is further expanding its Industrial Advisory Board. With the addition of four more top-class ind... |
| 18.11.2019 | HQ Equita acquires majority stake in WOLF Verpackungsmaschinen Group | Bad Homburg, 18 November 2019 | HQ Equita, trusted partner of SMEs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for almost three decades, has acquired a majority stake in WOLF Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH, based in Lich-Birklar. WOLF is one of the worl... |
| 11.04.2019 | HQ Equita successfully concludes fundraising for HQ Equita V | Bad Homburg, April 11 2019 – HQ Equita has successfully concluded fundraising for its fifth fund, HQ Equita V (“Fund V” or the “Fund”), with capital commitments totaling €308 million. With the Fund now closed, at a level comparable to its m... |
| 25.03.2019 | HQ Equita Acquires Leading Value-Added Software Distributor EBERTLANG | Bad Homburg, March 25, 2019 – HQ Equita, the direct investment company of HQ Capital, is acquiring a majority interest in the leading value-added software distributor EBERTLANG from Beyond Capital Partners and the company’s founders. Based ... |
| 06.03.2019 | HQ Equita strengthens leadership team and initiates a generation change | Bad Homburg, 6 March 2019 – HQ Equita, the mid-cap buyout arm of HQ Capital and a successful partner for small and medium-sized enterprises in the German-speaking area for about three decades, strengthens its management team and initiates t... |
| 22.01.2019 | HQ Equita supports The Packaging Group in successful refinancing | |
| 27.09.2018 | HQ Capital Gives Back! – in Bad Homburg | Bad Homburg, Germany, 4 September 2018. HQ Capital’s Germany office organized a group of 27 employees, from both its Private Equity and HQ Equita teams, to participate in the Malteser Social Day 2018. |
| 09.07.2018 | HQ Equita acquires r2p and Open Access to build a leading player in the fast growing market for intelligent digital public transport solutions | |
| 13.06.2018 | HQ Equita acquires the leading packaging machine manufacturers FAWEMA and HDG (Steindl Group) and establishes The Packaging Group | Bad Homburg, 13 June, 2018. HQ Equita has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Steindl Group, which consists of the leading packaging machine manufacturers FAWEMA GmbH (“FAWEMA”) and HDG Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH (“HDG”). ... |
| 05.04.2018 | HQ Equita sells MEN Gruppe to DBAG Fund VII advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG | Frankfurt, 5 April 2018. As part of a merger transaction with duagon Holding AG (“duagon“), HQ Equita agreed to sell MEN Gruppe (“MEN“), a leading provider of highly available computers and electronic components for demanding operational en... |
| 26.10.2017 | Haniel acquires leading manufacturer of packaging machines ROVEMA | Duisburg, 26 October 2017. Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (Haniel) signed a contract on 24 October 2017 for the complete acquisition of ROVEMA. Haniel intends to acquire ROVEMA from the German financial investors Equita GmbH & Co. Holding... |
| 27.04.2017 | HQ Equita sells ISOLITE group to Hitachi Chemical | Frankfurt, April 27, 2017. HQ Equita has signed an agreement for the sale of ISOLITE Group (“ISOLITE”), a leading provider of thermal and acoustic management solutions for automotive, aviation, marine and industrial applications, to Hitachi... |
| 21.04.2017 | Heiko Dimmerling appointed new Chief Operating Officer of HQ Capital | Frankfurt/New York, April 19, 2017. HQ Capital, a leading independent investment manager for alternative investments, announced today that it has appointed Heiko Dimmerling as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective April 18, 2017.... |
| 13.02.2017 | HQ Equita acquires sports nutrition specialist WELL PLUS TRADE | Frankfurt, February 13, 2017. HQ Equita announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in WELL PLUS TRADE GmbH (WPT). WPT’s former managing partners will retain a minority ownership stake in the company and continue their operational... |
| 19.12.2016 | HQ Equita sells STETTLER to Groupe IMI | HQ Equita has announced the sale of Sapphire Holding AG (“STETTLER”) to Groupe Industries Micromécaniques Internationales (“Groupe IMI”). STETTLER is a leading provider of high-quality sapphire glass used by the luxury watch industry as wel... |
| 09.11.2016 | HQ Equita sells SCHOCK to IK Investment Partners | HQ Equita has just signed an agreement for the sale of Granite Holding GmbH (“SCHOCK”), the world’s leading provider of top-quality quartz-composite kitchen sinks, to the IK VIII Fund, managed by IK Investment Partners (“IK”). The parties m... |
| 16.08.2016 | HQ Equita to sell WindStar Medical to subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Group | Frankfurt, August 16, 2016. HQ Equita, the mid-cap buyout firm of HQ Capital, today announced that it has agreed to sell its majority ownership position in WindStar Medical Group (WindStar) to 7Life, a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Group. Wi... |
| 04.04.2016 | HQ Equita appoints Torsten Krumm to its Management Board | Frankfurt, April 4, 2016. HQ Equita, the mid-cap buyout firm of HQ Capital, today announced that Torsten Krumm has been appointed as a Managing Director and Senior Partner, effective April 1st. Mr. Krumm joins the partner team around Dr. Mi... |
| 01.09.2015 | HQ Group to house its alternative investment businesses under the HQ Capital brand | Frankfurt, September 1, 2015. The HQ Group today announced that it will combine its private equity and real estate businesses under the HQ Capital brand. This move will create a leading global independent alternative investment manager, wit... |
| 23.06.2015 | Equita acquires majority stake in the ROVEMA Group | The ROVEMA Group, a leading international provider of packaging machines and lines based in Fernwald, Germany, has gained Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA and Equita GmbH & Co. CoVest KGaA (jointly known as “Equita”), from Bad Homburg... |
| 11.05.2015 | Capital Increase in CaseTech | In the course of a capital increase, Frank Niedecker, the owner of the Poly-clip System Group in Hattersheim, Germany, has made an investment in the CaseTech Group, which has its headquarters in Bomlitz. CaseTech and Poly-clip are suppliers... |
| 03.12.2014 | Acquisition of WindStar Medical AG | In order to optimally leverage market opportunities in the OTC (non-prescription) drug segment, WindStar Medical Group, Wehrheim/Taunus, a leading German producer of health care products for drugstores and other retailers, has gained the in... |
| 24.11.2014 | EQUITA sells Transnorm to IK Investment Partners | Equita today announces the sale of Transnorm Beteiligungen GmbH (“Transnorm” or the “Company”), a global market leader for high performance conveying modules and components that are used in diverse end markets such as the parcel, distributi... |
| 05.08.2013 | Equita sells Karl Eugen Fischer GmbH to Equistone Partners Europe | Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe Limited (“Equistone”) have acquired a majority stake in Karl Eugen Fischer GmbH (“KEF”, “the Company”), a leading manufacturer of cutting systems for the tyre industry. The shares in the Company we... |
| 30.04.2013 | Acquisition of MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH | Within the context of a succession arrangement, Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA and Equita GmbH & Co. CoVest KGaA have acquired the majority of shares in MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH along with its subsidiaries in France and the US. The... |
| 24.10.2012 | Equita sells Barat Ceramics Holding GmbH to Steadfast Capital | After a six-year holding period, Equita Holding has sold its stake in the Barat Ceramics Group (“Barat”). The buyers are Steadfast Capital Fund III, L.P., which is administered by Steadfast Capital GmbH, and the Barat Ceramics management te... |
| 30.09.2012 | Successfull closing of fundraising for Equita CoVest | Equita Management GmbH has successfully closed the fund-raising of Equita GmbH & Co. CoVest KGaA on September, 30th 2012. The final subscription volume of Equita CoVest amounts to € 135 Mio. Already existing and new limited liability sh... |
| 26.07.2012 | Equita to raise capital for midcap investments | Equita Management GmbH (“Equita”), an investment holding company within the Harald Quandt group of companies, is currently placing Equita CoVest KGaA (“Equita CoVest”) with its current investors as well as potential new investors. In the fu... |
| 05.09.2011 | Equita sells Stromag AG to GKN | Stromag Holding GmbH (“Stromag”), a privately held company whose principal shareholders include Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA (“EQUITA”) and Stromag management, has been acquired as of 5th September 2011 by GKN plc (“GKN”) (LSE: GKN) a... |
| 15.07.2011 | Acquisition of Stettler Sapphire AG | Stettler Sapphire AG, headquartered in Lyss, Switzerland, which has been a family-owned business throughout its history, has decided on a new ownership structure. All shares in the company will now be held by the newly formed Sapphire Holdi... |
| 11.05.2011 | Equita acquires the CaseTech Group | ADCURAM Group AG and Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA, a private equity company affiliated with the Harald Quandt Group, signed a deal on April 14, 2011 for the acquisition of the CaseTech Group, with offices in Bomlitz, Germany and in Po... |
| 21.12.2010 | Acquisition of SCHOCK GmbH | Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA has acquired SCHOCK GmbH, Regen. As part of the transaction, the management of SCHOCK Group also took a stake in the company. Former shareholder CMP bought the company 10 years ago when it was going throug... |
| 05.05.2010 | Acquisition of ISOLITE Holding GmbH | Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA has acquired ISOLITE Holding GmbH with headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany in a transaction involving the ISOLITE Group management team. The company’s previous principal shareholder and long-standing man... |
| 23.02.2010 | Equita sells PMA to Thomas & Betts | Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA announced today the sale of PMA Group, a leading European manufacturer of technologically advanced cable protection systems, to Thomas & Betts for EUR 85 million. The acquisition is expected to close w... |
| 10.12.2009 | Acquisition of a majority stake in Flad & Flad Communication GmbH | Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA will acquire a majority stake in Flad & Flad Communication GmbH, Heroldsberg, Germany, on 1 January 2010. With this move, long-serving members of the company’s management team will become shareholders.... |
| 12.06.2008 | Acquisition of Karl Eugen Fischer Holding GmbH | Equita GmbH & Co. Fonds 3 KGaA, an industry holding company belonging to the Harald Quandt Group, has purchased a majority participation in Karl Eugen Fischer Holding GmbH, Burgkunstadt, through a secondary buy-out from funds managed by... |
| 15.06.2007 | Element Six announces the acquisition of Barat Carbide GmbH | Element Six today announced that it has reached an agreement with German private equity investor Equita to acquire Barat Carbide Holding GmbH for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to be complet... |
| 02.05.2007 | EQUITA closes fundraising for the EQUITA GmbH & Co. Fonds | EQUITA closes fundraising for the EQUITA GmbH & Co. Fonds 3 KGaA with a total volume of €315m – Open-ended structure enables also longerterm investment strategies – Widespread acceptance among private investors and their family offices ... |
| 19.09.2006 | EQUITA has taken over the Swiss PMA group, previously under the ownership of the Fränkische Rohrwerke Gebr. Kirchner GmbH & Co. KG | The Equita Fund 3 managed by Equita Management GmbH, a holding company belonging to the Harald Quandt group based in Bad Homburg, together with members of the existing PMA management will take over the PMA group based in Uster/Switzerland f... |
| 12.07.2006 | EQUITA Management GmbH | Investors
EQUITA, the private equity company of the Harald Quandt Group, has sold a 19.7% stake in German sawmill and wood working enterprise Klenk Holz AG via the Klenk family to WestLB AG. The remaining 10% stake was sold to the Klenk Hol... |
| 02.05.2006 | EQUITA acquires majority interest in Z&J Technologies from HTE | In association with the company’s management, Equita Fonds 3, a fund advised by Equita Management GmbH, has acquired Z&J Technologies GmbH, Düren, a leading German producer of industrial valves known under the “Zimmermann & Jansen” ... |
| 25.04.2006 | EQUITA to acquire Hardmaterials and Ceramics business divisions from Boart Longyear – Companies to operate as two independent entities, trading as Barat Carbide and Barat Ceramics | In a joint deal with company management, Equita Fonds 3, a fund advised by Equita Management GmbH, a private equity company under the umbrella of the Harald Quandt Group, is to acquire the Boart Longyear HMSR (Hardmaterials and Softrock Too... |
| 01.09.2005 | Bad Homburg: EQUITA, the private equity arm of Harald Quandt Holding which has focused on investments in German mid-sized companies for 15 years, is adding new executive talent. | Equita Management GmbH (EQUITA), the private equity company of Harald Quandt Holding, is making changes at the executive level. Joining Dr. Michael Hönig (54) on the EQUITA management team is Dr. Hansjörg Schnabel (39). Dr. Schnabel has bee... |
| 17.08.2005 | Barclays Private Equity acquires the Neumayer Tekfor | Equita KGaA, an investment company, closely associated with the Harald Quandt family, and the Neumayer founding family sold all shares of Neumayer Tekfor GmbH to Funds advised by Barclays Private Equity. The Management Team took part in the... |
| 01.01.2005 | Equita fund takes on stake in AHT | New owner of the Austrian specialist for cooling cabinets, AHT, will be a Fund managed by Equita Management GmbH, Bad Homburg (“Equita”). AHT management will continue as minority shareholders. The new owner will take over the shares of AHT ... |
| 22.12.2004 | Equita buys Geka Brush from Halder | Halder has sold its stake in Geka Brush GmbH through a secondary buy-out to a fund managed by Equita. |
| 10.12.2004 | EQUITA acquires VAG-Armaturen GmbH from IWKA Aktiengesellschaft | As part of its concentration on core business areas, IWKA Aktiengesellschaft, Karlsruhe, has sold VAG-Armaturen GmbH, Mannheim, including its subsidiaries Jihomoravská armaturka spol. sr. o., Hodonin/Czech Republic, and VAG Water Systems (T... |
| 01.08.2004 | EQUITA acquires INDUS subsidiary OKIN | EQUITA, the private equity company of the Harald Quandt Group, acquired OKIN Gesellschaft für Antriebstechnik mbH & Co. KG from the publicly traded INDUS Holding AG. Equita made the acquisition through its investment fund Equita Beteili... |