Quantum Partners exclusively advised SOPAT GmbH and its shareholders in the M&A process
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Andreas Brinkrolf has many years of corporate finance experience and has already founded several successful companies.
As Venture Manager and later as Managing Director of the Siemens Technology Accelerator, he was responsible for the external marketing of Siemens technologies through sales, spin-offs and licensing. The focus was on high-tech projects, e.g. in the fields of sensor technology, new materials and software.
As founder and CEO of Tiburon Partners AG, he invested in Internet and software companies and accompanied some of the companies through their entire life cycle to exit. He was responsible for the subsequent sale of Tiburon Partners AG to a listed holding company. Mr. Brinkrolf was a co-founder of Invoco Holding GmbH and helped it develop into one of the leading providers of outsourcing services in Germany. In 2013, he was responsible for the sale of the company to Xerox Corporation. In recent years, Mr. Brinkrolf has advised on over 50 transactions - initial investments, capital increases and sales.
He studied business administration at the Universities of Bamberg and Aston (UK) and completed his doctorate at the University of St. Gallen (CH).
Andreas Brinkrolf
Deal Partner
brinkrolf@quantum-partners.de
+49 89 414 144 355
Quantum Partners advises the shareholders of SOPAT GmbH on the partial sale of the company to WZ&W Holding B.V.
The metrology market is influenced by various mega-trends: i) laboratory analyses are increasingly being replaced by inline measurements, ii) measurement points and results are connected across the entire value chain, while data is stored and evaluated centrally (Industry 4.0), and iii) customers expect more end-to-end solutions that enable holistic measurement and control.
SOPAT GmbH develops and distributes systems for particle measurement and characterization. Photo-optical microscopy and AI-based image recognition are combined in a unique way and enable the real-time measurement of particles in production processes. The platform technology enables a wide range of possible applications in various industries and installation environments.
The aim of the joint project was to restructure the shareholder base. Some of the long-standing shareholders wanted to sell their stakes, while the management wanted to involve a new strategic investor. WZ&W was identified as the new ideal partner. WZ&W can provide important sales support, especially in Asia, and offers synergies with other subsidiaries.
About SOPAT GmbH
SOPAT GmbH was founded in Berlin in 2015 and specializes in particle characterization using imaging technologies. Real-time analysis enables efficient process optimization.
About WZ&W Holding
WZ&W Holding B.V., headquartered in Rotterdam, is a globally active sales organization with a focus on distributing highly specialized technical products.
About Quantum Partners
Quantum Partners GmbH, headquartered in Munich, is a specialized corporate finance advisor that supports clients in company transactions as well as in finding financing.
