Halder acquires Anker Kassensysteme

Through the investment, the GP plans to expand the company into international markets, including Poland, France, Italy, Spain and the Nordic countries.

Opportunities for growth stem from the growing demand for point-of-sale products, in particular in the food retail industry, the firm said.

The deal was sourced via an auction process. Acquisition finance was provided by Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich and Invest AG.

The company's management will retain a minority stake, with Halder as the majority shareholder.

Halder drew equity from its sixth fund, Halder VI, which invests in DACH SMEs with a turnover of €10-250m. Anker is the fund's fourth investment since its final close in January 2019.

Company
Founded in 1876, Anker produces cash cassettes, cash draws and poles for companies that use cash registers, in sectors ranging from retail to healthcare.

The company has a headcount of 70 and is based in Bielefeld, it generated sales of €13m in 2018. According to Northdata, the company reported total assets of almost €4.8m in the same year.

People
Anker Kassensysteme – Fabian Schühle (managing director).

Advisers
Equity – McDermott Will & Emery, Tobias Koppmann, Carsten Böhm (legal); Ungeheuer Law, Christina Ungeheuer (legal); PwC, Johannes Weiler, Lars Lawall (corporate finance, tax); Kurt Salmon, Franco Anselmi (commercial due diligence).

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