Renzenbrink & Partner advises IK Investment Partners on the acquisition of SCHEMA Group

A fund advised by IK Investment Partners (Small Cap II Fund) has acquired SCHEMA Holding GmbH. The closing of the transaction is still subject to approval by the German Federal Cartel Office.

The SCHEMA Group, based in Nuremberg, Germany, is a leading developer and provider of software solutions for professional information management. Founded in 1995, the company sells Component Content Management System (CCMS) software for modularized document creation in technical documentation and other editorial environments, which is used worldwide in a variety of industries such as mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals and medical technology. This software makes it possible to meet the increasing demands of regulation, digitalization, globalization and shorter product cycles. Over the last 20 years, the SCHEMA Group has established itself as a market leader and sets international standards for CCMS software and other features.

Following the acquisition of Bahr Modultechnik GmbH, the acquisition of the SCHEMA Group is the second investment in the DACH region for which Renzenbrink & Partner provided tax and legal advice to the newly founded IK Small Cap II Fund. The firm’s team consisted of partners Dr. Ulf Renzenbrink, Dr. Dennis Schlottmann (both Corporate/Private Equity) and Marc H. Kotyrba (Tax) as well as associates Dr. Niels Maier, Dr. Alexander Haunschild (both Corporate/Private Equity) and Dr. Florian Seitz (Tax).