Waterland Private Equity ("Waterland") becomes majority shareholder of the dacoso group. The dacoso group is an IT network integrator and provider of data security in the DACH region and focuses on managed services for optical networks, intelligent networks, and cybersecurity. The stakes are sold by company founders Thomas Joswig and Horst Pohl as well as the two sons Felix Pohl and Robin Pohl; all will retain a stake in the future. The transaction remains subject to the usual official approvals.
Hengeler Mueller advised Waterland comprehensively on the transaction.
Hengeler Mueller team for Waterland
M&A: Alexander Nolte (partner, lead), Ingo Albert, Tim Walter, Julia Redbrake, Sarah Schadeck, Gerrit Tönningsen (all associates, all Dusseldorf),
Antitrust: Christoph Wilken (partner, Brussels), Sebastian Dworschak, Wanja Leo Guenther (both associates, both Dusseldorf),
Employment: Hendrik Bockenheimer (partner), Andreas Kaletsch (associate, both Frankfurt),
Finance: Henning Hilke (partner), Pascal Brandt (associate, both Frankfurt),
Tax: Gunther Wagner (partner, Munich),
Public Law: Susanne Koch (counsel), Jamal El Zein (associate, both Dusseldorf),
IP: Matthias Rothkopf (counsel, Dusseldorf), Patrick Schmidt (associate, Frankfurt).