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

7 November 2018

Funds (Small Cap II Fund) advised by IK Investment Partners have acquired SCHEMA Holding GmbH. The closing of the transaction remains subject to merger control clearance by the German Cartel Office.

SCHEMA Group, headquartered in Nuremberg, is a leading developer and provider of software solutions for sophisticated product- and process-related content. Founded in 1995, the company provides component content management system (CCMS) software for creating modular documentation in technical content and other editing contexts which is used across a broad range of different industries such as engineering, pharmaceuticals and medical technology. The company’s software effectively addresses the challenge of increasing global complexities created by regulation, digitalization and globalization trends as well as shorter product lifecycles. Over the last 20 years, SCHEMA Group has established itself as a market leader and has set international industry standards in respect of CCMS software and other features.

Following the acquisition of Bahr Modultechnik GmbH earlier this year, the acquisition of SCHEMA Group is the second investment in the DACH region of the newly established IK Small Cap II Fund. Renzenbrink & Partner has provided legal and tax law advice for both transactions. 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).