Gimv injects growth capital into Mackevision Medien

The all-equity transaction sees GIMV take a stake of more than 50% in Mackevision. It invested in excess of €10m via its €1bn listed vehicle.

The company will look to expand its portfolio and grow its team following the investment. GIMV stated it sees opportunities for international expansion and for growth in the automotive sector.

Company
Founded in 1994, Mackevision is a computer generated imagery specialist, providing 3D visualisation, animation and visual effects for film, print and interactive media. It covers the whole imagery process from data preparation to design and production.

Headquartered in Stuttgart, the 300-strong business also operates out of Hamburg, Munich, London, Detroit, Los Angeles, Seoul and Shanghai. Its clients include automotive companies such as BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen, as well as film and television companies like HBO.

Mackevision expects to generate turnover of €20m in 2014.

People
Armin Pohl is CEO of Mackevision. Hansjörg Sage is partner at Gimv.

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