- Funds of Bregal Unternehmerkapital acquiremajority stake in Laird Thermal Systems
- Bregal will support LTS expand geographically and enter new market segments.
- Ebner Stolz advised Bregal Unternehmerkapital advised funds in the context of financial due diligence
Stuttgart, Germany, August 26, 2021 - Auditing and consulting firm Ebner Stolz provided comprehensive financial due diligence support to funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital (Bregal) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Laird Thermal Systems (LTS).
LTS develops and manufactures thermal management solutions for a wide range of important applications. LTS products are used in a range of equipment in the areas of medicine and diagnostics as well for analytics, industrial, transport and traffic, consumer electronics, and telecommunications. Revenues of the company, which employs around 460 people, have recently been growing at an annual rate of around 10%.
Bregal is a global family-backed investor that provides long-term entrepreneurial capital, supporting successful companies in their further development. The business is interested in market leaders that are “hidden champions” in their fields and that have strong management teams. With EUR 4 billion in assets under management, Bregal focuses on mid-sized companies across a wide range of sectors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy within the automotive, business services, consumer, chemicals, e-commerce, healthcare, industrials, media, telecommunications and software sectors. Together, Bregal employs over 13,500 people and generates annual revenues in excess of EUR 2.9 billion.
Bregal will support LTS in its geographic expansion as well as its entry into new market segments, acquisitions and the introduction of numerous product innovations.
Team Ebner Stolz: Christian Fuchs (Project-responsible partner), Felix Fries, Vanessa Wagner (all Financial Due Diligence)
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