A fund advised by Beyond Capital Partners („Beyond Capital“) accomplished the closing of the acquisition of a 75.1% stake in LDBS Lichtdienst GmbH („LBDS“).
LDBS is a leading one-stop-shop lighting technology specialist in the German speaking region and provides a complete service portfolio in the field of lighting for B2B customers in Retail and other industries. With its integrated service concept, the company offers a unique position compared to its peers, comprising a combination of the entire value-chain for lighting solutions, an in-depth product expertise and a one-stop service and maintenance approach. Additionally, LDBS uses its online platform to market a broad product portfolio that distributes lamps, luminaires and technical components.
Together with Beyond Capital, LDBS achieved already first milestones in its target to develop new market segments and to expand its geographic coverage.
“With Beyond Capital, we found a partner who represents our corporate values and who is from day one an ideal fit for our envisaged future growth path. Over the past months, Beyond Capital allowed us already to both identify potential buy-and-build targets for future add-on acquisitions as well as they opened their extensive network to us to develop several new customer relationships in the path of our joint growth strategy. As Managing Partners of LDBS, we are convinced that the partnership with Beyond Capital will expand our market position over the coming years significantly”, says Robert Bechtle, Managing Partner of LDBS Lichtdienst GmbH.
Beyond Capital Partners is an investment company focusing on the acquisition of majority shareholdings of profitable small- and medium enterprises in the German speaking DACH region.
EUR 10-15 Mio.
Turnover
20 %
EBITDA
25
Employees
ECD International Holding GmbH was founded by Alexander Osterwald and Jörn Pfotenhauer in Stuttgart in 2004 and is a multidisciplinary and international full-service agency with proven expertise in the premium and luxury segment. ECD International has been established for 20 years and offers a wide range of international first-class services such as brand management, live marketing, communication, creative work, guest relations and CRM programs aiming at a demanding client base. The company offers groundbreaking “money can’t buy formats” for the world’s top brands based on their methodology called Emotional Relationship Marketing (ERM).
Together with the founders and managing directors of ECD International, Beyond Capital Partners will implement a targeted organic growth strategy with selective acquisitions and thus position the agency as the first point of contact for high-end brand events in the long term.
https://ecd-international.com
Headquarters
Stuttgart
Transaction
Buy-Out, succession solution
Industry
Agency
Business Model
Agency for Experiential Marketing
Fund Generation
Beyond Capital Partners Fund III
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