18. November 2024

ARQIS advised Inflexion Private Equity Partners on the acquisition of finanzen.net Group from Axel Springer.

finanzen.net operates the largest finance portal in the DACH region, finanzen.net, and the neobroker finanzen.net zero. 90 percent of the shares were acquired from the media company Axel Springer, the remaining shares were acquired from the two founders. Inflexion plans to integrate finanzen.net more closely after the acquisition. The company's three pillars, the finance portal finanzen.net, the neobroker zero and the trading software platform for semi-professional retail investors Traderfox, are planned to be further expanded and new savings and investment products will be integrated. The aim is to create synergies and promote the company's further growth. Following the transaction, the current management will remain in place. The acquisition is still subject to merger and investment control clearances.

Inflexion is a leading European private equity firm. The Inflexion funds, with offices in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Frankfurt/Main, invest in a wide range of sectors. The current investment is made by Buyout Fund VI and is the second investment, following Tierarzt Plus Partner, in the DACH region since Inflexion opened its Frankfurt office earlier this year. All funds advised by Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP have assets under management of around eleven billion British pounds.

Die finanzen.net-Gruppe ist ein führendes Finanzportal in Deutschland, das seit 2010 Teil der Axel Springer-Gruppe ist und Daten zur aktuellen Entwicklung an den Weltmärkten bereitstellt. Zum Unternehmen gehören Ableger in Österreich, der Schweiz und den USA. Neben dem Portal gehören ein Neobroker und die Trading-Software Traderfox zur Unternehmensgruppe.

Axel Springer Group, headquartered in Berlin, is an internationally operating media and technology company. It is known for its various media brands.

ARQIS has been mandated by Inflexion for the first time. ARQIS partner Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze was recommended to Inflexion by a contact in the market. ARQIS advised Inflexion alongside a team from Latham & Watkins.

Advisor to Inflexion

ARQIS (Dusseldorf): Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze (Lead) Christos Choudeloudis (Internal Project Lead, both Transactions), Partner: Dr. Friedrich Gebert (Regulatory), Dr. Mirjam Boche (Risk), Dr. Ulrich Lienhard (Real Estate), Tobias Neufeld (Data Law), Marcus Nothhelfer (IP), Counsel: Sina Janke (Compliance), Anja Mehrtens (HR Law), Managing Associates:, Nora Stratmann, Rolf Tichy (both IP), Paul Vermeulen (Litigation), Associates: Conrad Wiza (Transactions), Tim Bresemann (Real Estate), Hannah Düwel, Dr. Bernhard Gröhe, Finn-Ole Münchow (all Regulatory), Rebecca Gester, Thomas Lipsky (both IP), Jasmin Grünen (Tax), Marius Mesenbrink (Japan), Dr. Hendrik Völkerding (HR Law), Trademarks: Carolin von Fritsch, Legal Specialist: Konstantinos Strempas (Transactions)