Alpina carves out QDA from ASI Datamyte

Following the transaction the new company will operate under the name QDA Solutions and will be headed by current managing director Sven Tetzlaff.

This is the continuation of a buy-and-build strategy for Alpina in the manufacturing execution systems sector. The GP plans to expand the product and service portfolio of QDA as well as target further acquisitions. The first transaction in this category was the buyout of Germany software developer Gefasoft in January 2017.

Company
Founded in 1987, ASI develops software for computer-aided quality assurance across a range of production processes. The company's global headquarters are in the US, but the QDA division is based in Lübeck. The QDA division makes quality management software, which enables users to record and analyse data to optimise processes. Customers include companies from various industries including the automotive, customer goods and energy sectors.

People
Alpina Partners – Florian Strehle (partner); Christian Thielemann (associate).
QDA Solutions – Sven Tetzlaff (managing director).

Advisers
Equity – AFR Aigner Fischer (legal); AC Christes & Partner (financial due diligence); Gray Plant Mooty (legal).
Company – Raymond James (corporate finance); Winthrop & Weinstine (legal).

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