DPE invests in valantic

• Leading solutions provider for digital transformation with c. € 120 million in revenue
• DPE to accelerate growth trajectory
• Founding shareholders and management will retain a substantial stake in the Company (>25%)

Munich, 18 February 2019. DPE Deutsche Private Equity Management III GmbH (“DPE”) is acquiring a majority stake in valantic GmbH. valantic is a leading consultancy and provider of software solutions for digital transformation, and ranks among the fastest growing digital solutions, consulting and software companies in the market. valantic provides comprehensive support for its customers, from strategy formulation right through to implementation. The Company combines market and leading-edge technological competence in SAP, digitalization and financial services automation. With more than 800 specialist solution consultants and developers, valantic is present across 20 locations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Luxembourg, and the USA and has generated around € 120 million in revenue in 2018.

“We pursue the vision of becoming the leading solutions provider for digital transformation in Europe. In DPE, a specialist in developing high-growth mid-sized companies, we have found the ideal partner to join us on our growth trajectory. A decisive factor was the successful match of our values: DPE’s strong orientation toward an intact corporate culture and set of values is very important to us,” emphasizes Dr Holger von Daniels, founder and CEO of valantic. He will continue to lead the Company in this role in the future. Since its foundation in 2012, valantic has evolved into a company with revenue of approximately € 120 million through both organic and acquisitive measures. As such, the Company is one of the fastest growing providers of digital solutions, consulting and special software in the German-speaking region. DPE Managing Director Guido Prehn states that “We have been tracking the development of valantic for quite some time and are impressed by the Company’s deep understanding of the challenges we are facing with digital transformation, which has allowed valantic to establish and expand long-standing business relationships with numerous mid-sized and blue-chip enterprises. We now look forward to seizing the substantial growth opportunities we see for the Company in close collaboration with valantic’s outstanding management team and employees.”

For further information please visit: www.valantic.com/en