Genui invests in Fact-Finder

Entrepreneur Amit Shah is also to invest in the company, according to a statement from buy-side legal adviser Poellath.

COO Andreas Dreschler is to take over the position of CEO from founder and current CEO Carsten Kraus, according to a statement from sell-side adviser Carlsquare. Kraus is to remain involved in an advisory capacity.

Genui is currently deploying equity via Genui Fund II, which held a final close in December 2019 on €700m. The fund writes equity tickets of €20-150m, according to Unquote Data.

The GP has previously invested in technology-based businesses such as digitalisation consultancy Mindcurv, and luxury online fashion retailer Fashionette.

Company
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Pforzheim, Fact-Finder is a platform that provides search, navigation and merchandising services for e-commerce businesses, with the aim of increasing companies' sales by allowing customers to find products more easily. According to its website, 1,800 online shops use its services. The company employs more than 50 staff, according to LinkedIn.

People
Genui – Oliver Serg, Boris Klenk, Nico Kollmann, Patrick Gehlen, Sumeet Gulati, Alexander Meier, Christian van der Bosch, Oliver Franscella, Max Odefey (investors).
Fact-Finder – Andreas Drechsler (CEO); Carsten Kraus (founder).

Advisers
Equity – Poellath, Tim Kaufhold, Nico Fischer, Christine Funk, Moritz Klein, Matthias Oberbauer, Johanna Scherk (legal, tax).
Vendor – Carlsquare (corporate finance).

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