Sven Seidel

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC takes majority stake in ENTRO Service GmbH to build European technical services leader. Founders Claudio Tubach and Philipp Westphal will continue to lead the business alongside CEO Sonja Foremny and COO Jan Ingo Buschmeyer. The investment underscores LLCP’s focus on route-based service platforms and strengthens its presence in the European technical services sector. Josh Kaufman, Head of Europe at LLCP, added: “We identified ENTRO as a highly attractive platform based on our extensive experience of investing in route-based service businesses and look forward to supporting the management team with our sector expertise and value creation playbook.” Explore how LLCP’s value creation playbook will guide ENTRO here: https://lnkd.in/d2FKqAR2 #PEInsights #privateequity #acquisition #tech

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💰 How to Boost Your Company’s Value by 30% in an M&A Deal What’s the key to increasing your company’s valuation by more than 30% when selling? In this new IMAP Insights video, Dr. Carsten Lehmann from IMAP M&A Consultants AG - IMAP Germany explains the key factors that drive higher valuations - from demonstrating stronger growth prospects and higher margin potential (synergies), to creating competitive tension among bidders. 🎯 Watch the video to learn what buyers are looking for, and how to position your company for maximum value in an M&A transaction. #valuations

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New deal in the Business Services sector | Our team is pleased to have acted as exclusive financial advisor to Kieback&Peter GmbH & Co. KG on the successful refinancing of its existing syndicated debt facilities, with total commitments increasing to €56 million. Kieback&Peter is a leading German provider of smart building solutions and intelligent building automation technology. With a strong track record in digital building management, the company plays a key role in the transition toward energy-efficient and sustainable real estate. Our deal team: Thorsten Gladiator and Gaurav Kapoor Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ektACk7G #InvestecBusinessAdvisory #BusinessServices #DebtAdvisory

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🚀 Rethinking Capital – Shaping the Future! 📘 “The New Capital – Our Chance for Germany’s Next Economic Miracle”. („Das Neue Kapital – unsere Chance für Deutschlands nächstes Wirtschaftswunder“) Edited by Ulrike Hinrichs and Ingo Krocke (my fellow Board Members at the BVK Bundesverband Beteiligungskapital), the book brings together leading voices from business, finance, and innovation. Among the contributors are Stefan B. Wintels (KfW Capital), Danijel Višević (World Fund), Hubertus Theile-Ochel (Golding Capital Partners), Helmut Schoenenberger (UnternehmerTUM) and many more. Dr. Hendrik Brandis and me from Earlybird Venture Capital are happy to contribute as authors of the chapter: “Courage for the future: why Europe must invest in deep tech now”, thanks also to Dr. Fabian Heilemann (AENU) and Danijel Višević to add their perspective! 👉 The core message: Capital is not an end in itself. It can, and must, take responsibility, enable innovation, and secure the future. This book shows why private equity and venture capital are key drivers of resilience, climate neutrality, and sustainable growth in Germany. It addresses questions such as: - What happens when private capital finances the future? - What role does venture capital play for innovation and competitiveness? - How can SMEs, startups, and deep tech benefit alike? 📅 Save the Date: Publication by Murmann Verlag on October 28, 2025 – available for pre-order now: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dWQJ5S5d #BVK #DasNeueKapital #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #Innovation #Future #Growth #Responsibility

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Ralf Schwarzhaupt, CEO, managing partner at Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions GmbH, cautions that global uncertainty is making investors shy away from long term decisions. Regulation, the drift away from level playing fields in ECA financing, and banks being bottlenecks to refinancing also matter. Even so, export deals are getting structured, particularly in Africa. Pragmatism and flexibility are key to navigate through complexity and uncertainty. Read the preview from TXF’s recent interview led by Katharine Morton, Head of Export, Project and Development Finance, below 👇 TXF: What’s the current state of the export market from your perspective – where are the headwinds, and how are you responding? Ralf Schwarzhaupt: I’m not speaking from the perspective of a typical exporter. At Jebsen & Jessen we export our investment goods and products, but we also act as a facilitator on behalf of banks, sponsors and investors, in structuring and bundling the entire equipment and service package. From the perspective of what’s happening with investment goods and ECA covers for the capital expenditure financing side of the business, rather than short term trade (which carries some ECA components), the biggest issue facing the market is uncertainty about the global market environment. Much of that relates to the aftermath of the Russian attack on Ukraine, but additional uncertainty relates to economic uncertainty in China and the Trump administration and the direction the US is taking with tariffs. If there is uncertainty about where in the world you can export to and what the framework is going to look like in six or seven years, which is the investment decision horizon, whether that’s exporting into the US, or Europe where there may be spillover effects or quotas. There is a lot of uncertainty relating to free trade. Many investors we talk to, many principals, are shy and have put investments on the backburner and are postponing until they have a better understanding where the US is going in particular – and China, and India. 🔗 Continue reading: https://lnkd.in/dXi48N2b #ExportFinance #ECA #OECD #Africa

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Robotaxis are coming to Switzerland next year - and one company will launch them in a rather unusual location. Here’s what to expect.   Driverless taxis are a normal sight in cities like San Francisco or Austin. Soon, you might also be able to spot them in the Swiss countryside.   Wait, did he just say ‘countryside’?   Yes, that’s indeed Chinese tech company Baidu’s plan.    Instead of launching their robotaxi service in cities, where there are many options for getting from one place to the other already, Baidu rather wants to fill the gap in public transport in rural areas starting.    This way, they plan to solve the last-mile-problem of multimodal transport.    While Switzerland has a great public transport network, it can still be difficult to get from the station to your doorstep using busses if you live rather remotely - especially outside of the main hours.    To my knowledge, this would make it the first commercial robotaxi service in the world outside of cities. I find it quite an interesting decision - so let’s see how rural commuters will use the service once it's live.    Many experts would probably argue that there’s not enough demand outside of peak times for such a service to be a commercial success.    But who knows, why should a convenient new service not create its own demand?    #robotaxis   https://lnkd.in/dRkyZiCy   

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Andi Klein recently discussed the evolving private equity landscape, highlighting emerging trends and regional dynamics at the Private Equity Insights DACH conference in Munich.   He noted that the portfolio is generally performing well and in total above plan. Though some challenges remain for the industry, Triton is well positioned to navigate these with its operational support playing a key role.    Andi emphasised that well-run companies can be successfully realised in any market environment, citing Triton’s track record of recent exits including the sale of FläktGroup and Kelvion from its Mid-Market funds, as well as Dantaxi 4x48 from its Smaller-Mid-Cap strategy. Find out more about Triton here: https://lnkd.in/eTtyEy-z #BuildingBetterBusinesses

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