M&A Deal Summary

EQT Acquires GotPhoto

On March 28, 2023, private equity firm EQT acquired internet software and services company GotPhoto

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT’s 15th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is EQT’s 43rd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-03-28
Target GotPhoto
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) EQT
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) KPMG Corporate Finance
Stout (Financial)

Target

GotPhoto

Berlin, Germany
GotPhoto is a vertical software platform helping photographers spend less time behind their desk and more time behind the lens. GotPhoto was founded in 2012 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Buyer

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 283 of 318
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 15 of 20
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 76 of 84
Country: Germany M&A 43 of 44
Year: 2023 M&A 5 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-27 Tion Renewables

Gruenwald, Germany

Tion Renewables is a renewable energy producer. It has a well-diversified portfolio of utility-scale solar, wind and battery storage assets across the European Union and the UK with a capacity of 167 MW as of 2022. Tion Renewables is based in Gruenwald, Germany.

Buy €150M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-29 Lazer Logistics

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Lazer Logistics is a provider of comprehensive yard management solutions, including trailer spotting, shuttling and other complementary transportation and logistics services. Lazer Logistics was founded in 1996 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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