
Lead Equities invests in MCL
Lead Equities has acquired a majority stake in hardware specialist MCL Computer & Zubehör.
The investor is planning to pursue further growth and open up new strategic opportunities by expanding the product and service range. Furthermore, MCL plans to expand the sales team and open new branches.
Debt
A debt facility was provided by Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich and Wien.
Company
MCL is an online retailer for computer equipment offering hardware as well as services such as IT training. The company is headquartered in Böblingen and was founded in 1992. Currently, MCL has more than 60 members of staff and generated a turnover of €44m in 2010.
People
Marc-Steffen Hennerkes and Daniel Jennewein managed the deal for Lead Equities.
Advisers
Equity – AFR Aigner Fischer Radlymayr (Legal, tax); AC Christes & Partner (Financial due diligence); AMR International (Commercial due diligence); LBBW Equity Partners (Corporate finance).
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