CFI advised AURELIUS Equity Opportunities on the sale of brightONE Netherlands to Fellowmind (fmr. CRM Partners Group)
Amsterdam – CFI is pleased to announce that it acted as the exclusive sell-side corporate finance advisor to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities (‘AURELIUS’) on the exit of brightONE IT Services (‘brightONE Netherlands’ or the ‘Company’) to Fellowmind (fmr. CRM Partners Group).
AURELIUS is a pan-European asset manager with offices in Munich, London, Stockholm and Madrid. AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8, Ticker Symbol: AR4) represents the listed entity within the AURELIUS Group that focusses on investing in Special Situations and MidMarket transaction opportunities. AURELIUS Equity Opportunities currently has 23 portfolio companies located across Europe which jointly employ around 23,000 people and generate annual revenues of approximately EUR 3.0 billion. The shares of AURELIUS Equity Opportunities are traded on all Germans stock exchanges with a market capitalisation of about EUR 1.8 billion as of December 2016.
With over 20 years of experience, brightONE Netherlands is the frontrunner in improving interactions between organisations and their end-customers. It offers a wide range of technology and services, including consulting, implementation, and managed services relating to customer interaction software, proactive chat, social media solutions and Omni channel CRM-platforms. They are a respected partner of and work side-by-side with leading technology vendors such as Microsoft (Dynamics CRM), LivePerson and Thunderhead.
With a history of various ownerships, including Gilde IT Fund, KPN and TietoEnator, brightONE Netherlands became part of the brightONE group, following AURELIUS’ acquisition of the German, Dutch, Polish and Indian activities of the Finnish-based Tieto Group in July 2013. AURELIUS has since then supported the group in its reorientation as a provider of innovative IT and engineering solutions in the industries of automotive, banking, energy, healthcare, high-tech, insurance and telecom.
Founded as CRM Partners in 2005, Fellowmind is a CRM and customer engagement-focused business consultancy and IP services firm with offices in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. Focusing on four markets: Agriculture, Finance, Members and Telecom, Fellowmind is Microsoft Certified Gold CRM Partner and member of the Microsoft Presidents Club. Oedse de Boer, managing director of brightONE Netherlands, remarked, “We are enthusiastic that we found even a better home with Fellowmind. It was evident from our very first interaction with their team”.
The transaction was closed on 12 December 2016.
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