Thoma Bravo Acquires EQS Group AG
November 16, 2023
Thoma Bravo, via Pineapple German Bidco GmbH, completed a public takeover offer to acquire EQS Group AG for EUR 40.00 per share, valuing the company at approximately EUR 400 million and leading to an expected delisting. The investment will provide EQS with funding for product innovation, capability expansion in compliance/ESG software and capital for potential add-on M&A as Thoma Bravo builds the business as a pan‑European compliance and ESG software platform.
- Buyers
- Thoma Bravo, Pineapple German Bidco GmbH
- Targets
- EQS Group AG
- Sellers
- EQS shareholders, Achim Weick
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Bavaria, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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