DLA Piper advises Capital Four on acquisition financing for Aagon GmbH

DLA Piper has advised funds managed by Capital Four on a financing for investment company GENUI regarding its acquisition of Aagon GmbH (“Aagon”).

Capital Four is an industry-leading credit asset management boutique rooted in Scandinavian culture. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices in New York, Stockholm, Frankfurt and London, the team of 160+ professionals manage EUR21+ bn on behalf of a global client base. The firm offers investment solutions within Nordic and Northern European private debt, global infrastructure private debt, structured credit, global high yield bonds, senior loans and multi-asset credit solutions. Capital Four currently manages EUR7 bn across its private debt platform (corporate direct lending EUR4.1 bn and infrastructure debt EUR2.9 bn).

Aagon was founded in 1992 by Wilko Frenzel and Sascha Häckel. The company is based in Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently employs almost 150 people, and works for more than 2800 customers and partners in over 20 industries. With its modular system, Aagon offers a holistic solution approach for the daily challenges of IT departments, such as the central management of devices and software licenses and the recording of faults or in the area of cybersecurity. GENUI is a private investment firm that was founded by renowned entrepreneurs and experienced investment professionals. GENUI follows the approach of “Good Entrepreneurship”, combining attractive returns and positive impact.

The DLA Piper team was led by partner Dr Wolfram Distler and counsel Patrick Reuter and included senior associate Ilgin Ayhan (all Finance, Frankfurt).