GSG GENII software group, backed by bregal unternehmerkapital funds and elvaston, launched to lead group of market leading software businesses

With companies such as GUS, Isah, SHD, Iptor, and PDV, GENII provides industry specific solutions and propositions purposefully developed to meet the needs of mid-sized businesses in sectors like Manufacturing, Retail, Distribution, Public, and Laboratories. Hidden champions in their niches, GENII’s companies all have similar characteristics:

• Full-service provision of B2B enterprise software tailored to mid-sized customers, e.g. software development, consulting and hosting
• Core process-focused software with high value-adds and a perfect fit for clearly defined verticals
• Extensive and deep industry knowledge and personal customer relationships.
• Track record of success over many years driving high customer loyalty and satisfaction.
• Highly trusted partner and advisor on our customers’ digitalization journey.
• Focus on European markets, especially DACH, Benelux, Scandinavia, and Italy.

GENII currently generates approximately EUR 310m revenues. Since its launch early in 2022, four more companies have joined the group via M&A, supporting GENII’s ambition of being the partner of choice for hidden champions and entrepreneurs in the software space.

The Group is backed by experienced ERP software investors, led by funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital as well as Elvaston, who are committed to further investing in organic growth, driving the company’s SaaS transition, and welcoming further market-leading niche enterprise software companies to the group through further acquisitions and as part of succession plans.

GENII’s experienced management team is led by Matthias Siekmann as CEO. Ralph Hartwig is acting Group CFO (in addition to his role as GUS CFO), Volker Schinkel, former Head of Aptean DACH, joins as Group CCO, and Dirk Bingler, currently CEO at GUS, serves as Group CTO. The team is completed by Christopher Catterfeld as CMO and Jayne Archbold as interim CHRO (in addition to CEO Iptor).

“This is a very exciting time for GENII Software Group, our employees and our customers. Bringing together our resources and expertise will ensure we continue enabling our customers to compete head-to-head with larger competitors through best-in-class and future-proof propositions,” said Matthias Siekmann, CEO of GENII. “What truly sets us apart is the fact that we understand that one size does not fit all. This is the common thread which enables us to be a great employer, and the partner of choice for our customers looking for tailor-made and best-in-class software solutions as well as for software entrepreneurs looking for a good home for the businesses they built.”

Philipp Struth, Partner at Bregal Unternehmerkapital, adds, “We are delighted to back GENII, which is on a great path to become a leading European software group, offering software solutions and deep industry expertise for its customers. We are convinced that there are many more hidden champions that can benefit from GENII’s scale, geographical reach and technology support and will continue to support GENII and its management in its growth ambitions.”

Dr Thomas Keul, Managing Partner at Elvaston says, “As long-term investors in GENII’s companies SHD and GUS, we are very happy to continue our successful journey together. GENII’s strong market position gives them a sustainable competitive advantage and their niche, profitable product propositions will support future growth. Moreover, the ongoing cloud and SaaS transition is a great opportunity for the combined strength of GENII’s businesses to support their customers in their technology transformation.”

ABOUT GENII SOFTWARE GROUP

GENII Software Group provides market-leading, industry specific software solutions and services, explicitly developed to meet the needs of mid-sized businesses and public services. We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for software entrepreneurs and companies and in our industry knowledge and personal customer relationships, being their trusted partner and expert advisor as we guide our customers through digitalization, ensuring they are future proofed for success in an ever-changing business environment. GENII is based in Munich and is backed by funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital and Elvaston.

For more information please visit www.gsg-genii.com

Quick Facts:

• 2,000+ employees.
• 25+ locations.
• EUR 310m combined group revenue.
• Our companies have, on average, been in business for more than 20 years.

ABOUT BREGAL UNTERNEHMERKAPITAL (“BU”)

BU is part of a family-owned business that has grown over several generations. Funds advised by BU invest in European mid-sized companies across a wide range of sectors with a focus on market leaders and “hidden champions” with strong management teams and outbreak potential. With patient capital, entrepreneurial expertise and a partnership approach, our team works with entrepreneurs to develop, internationalize, and digitalize portfolio companies, and to help them generate sustainable value on a responsible basis.

As part of its comprehensive commitment to ESG, Bregal also supports existing portfolio companies with loans at attractive terms to finance sustainability investments provided by Bregal’s dedicated EUR 40 million Sustainable Development Fund and, in 2020, with grants for charitable projects to contribute to portfolio companies’ pandemic responses provided by Bregal’s EUR 3 million COVID-19 relief fund. Furthermore, in 2021, Bregal and its portfolio companies committed to ambitious science-based climate targets for 2030 as part of its commitment to decarbonise its portfolio and achieve net zero. For more information, please visit www.bregal.de or follow on LinkedIn.

ABOUT ELVASTON

Elvaston is an investment firm with over AUM 2.5 billion Euro focused on the enterprise software market in Europe. With over 90 acquisitions since inception, we invest in small- to medium-sizedsoftware companies and support them in their organic growth and M&A strategies. We are over 20 experienced professionals based in our office in Berlin. For more information, visit us at www.elvaston.com.