Quartum Kapital acquires Polywest

The deal, which was sourced by an unnamed M&A adviser, was funded by a combination of debt and equity. The debt was provided by a German regional bank and the equity was funded by a group of private investors brought together by Quartum Kapital.

The company has been family-owned since its inception and the current management team will stay on following the transaction.

Quartum focuses on companies with turnovers of less than €50m in the DACH region and invests €500,000-10m per transaction. The capital is provided from a pool of private investors who individually and on a case-by-case basis participate in the transactions structured by Quartum.

Company
Founded in 1987, Polywest manufactures printing forms, sleeves and adaptor systems, mainly for the food and consumer goods industries. The company is based in Ahaus and distributes its products through 35 agencies in 60 countries.

People
Polywest – Jörg Saueressig, Michael Kockentiedt (managing directors).

Advisers
Equity – Dentons (legal); Mazars (financial due diligence).

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