About the company
EPSa ? Elektronik & Präzisionsbau Saalfeld GmbH was founded in the course of the takeover of the electronics production of the Carl Zeiss combine in 1992 by the then partners Dr Dieter Simon and Uwe Schulze. Today, EPSa employs over 200 people and offers customised solutions in the field of electronic manufacturing services and technologies, telematics systems and dynamic passenger information systems. EPSa develops, optimises and produces customised electronic products for many major manufacturers.
The task
In the process, which lasted almost two years, KERN accompanied the owners in the search for a suitable successor (MBI) or a strategic investor and subsequently coordinated the entire sales process from the LOI, through the DD to the purchase agreement in a lead role.
Basics webinar presented by Nils Koerber
Company sale (M&A) without risk and loss of value
What the current managing partner says about the project
Ali Sahin:
?Mr Harrie was active in my company succession from the very beginning. He approached me specifically as a candidate and involved me in the process. The subsequent discussions and compilation of data were highly professional. He is very familiar with the needs of small and medium-sized businesses and was always an excellent contact person and facilitator in order to steer the bridges sensibly along the individual needs. For the buyer, he was active as a reliable and actively shaping partner to point out the gaps in action and knowledge well in order to accompany meaningful progress. In summary, I perceived Him as a very pleasant and professional advisor.”
About the buyer
As part of the change of leadership at Saalfelder EPSa, Ali Sahin (Dipl.-Ing., MBA) and Süd-Beteiligungen GmbH from Leipzig took over the shares in the company as part of a management buy-in (MBI). Ali Sahin previously worked as Vice President Sales EMEA for the American semiconductor manufacturer EXAR Inc. and can look back on more than 15 years of international sales activity. Süd Beteiligungen GmbH is a 100%ige subsidiary of LBBW and supports high-growth medium-sized companies with individual, tailor-made equity and equity-related solutions, with a focus on growth financing and succession planning.
