Rautenberg Moritz & Co. advises MCL and One Equity Partners on the acquisition of VINTIN Group.

The Rautenberg Moritz team advised MCL and One Equity Partners on the acquisition of VINTIN Group. The signing took place on 20 April 2021.

MCL is one of the most successful IT system houses for medium-sized customers in the DACH region. Founded in 1992, the company provides holistic solutions for the transformation and operation of hybrid data centers, modern workspaces, smart networks including IT-wide security concepts. MCL offers its clients a customized 360-degree service – from planning and design to installation and operation as a true managed service. During the Corona pandemic, for instance, MCL designed special offers for its customers in the area of work-from-home and for the flexibilization of the entire company IT. Currently, 240 employees from 8 locations in Germany and Austria support more than 3,700 active customers from the retail, manufacturing, services and healthcare sectors.

One Equity Partners is a leading mid-market private equity firm with a focus on the technology, industrial and healthcare sectors in North America and Europe. Founded in 2001 and until 2015 the in-house private equity arm of J.P. Morgan, One Equity Partners now operates as an independent investor and has completed over 300 transactions. The team currently manages a fund volume of around USD 6 billion and maintains offices in New York, Chicago, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

The VINTIN Group, headquartered in Sennfeld / Schweinfurt, is a nationally active IT service provider in the areas of IT security, network solutions, modern workplaces, Microsoft 365 solutions, hybrid and cloud infrastructure as well as data center management. In addition, VINTIN is currently building a fast-growing digitalization platform. Almost 900 customers from the private and public sector are currently being served by the more than 190 VINTIN employees.

Our team around Jens Moritz and Boris Herzog supported MCL and One Equity Partners in the acquisition process with a full Commercial Due Diligence and a Value Creation Plan.