Aptean Expands DACH Manufacturing ERP Footprint Through Acquisition of VLEX
2 minute read | June.11.2025
Adrian Dengler
Counsel
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Adrian Dengler focuses on advising corporates, funds and high-growth companies on often international M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.
Adrian advises corporates, funds and high-growth technology companies on international M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.
His practice spans complex platform investments, add-on acquisitions and exits, as well as financing rounds for innovative growth companies. He has also handled US‑German cross‑border matters. In addition, Adrian has deep expertise in German transformation law (Umwandlungsrecht), particularly in complex reorganizations and intra‑group mergers.
Adrian is recommended by The Legal 500 Germany in Private Equity – Transactions . 'Adrian Dengler: a highly skilled M&A lawyer, the right combination of expertise and get‑deal‑done mentality.' — Client reference in The Legal 500 (Germany, Private Equity – Transactions)
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In addition to his legal practice, Adrian acts as a business angel for several venture-backed start-ups, leveraging his transactional and market experience to help founders scale their businesses.
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- Turn/River on its strategic investment in Paessler AG
- Ardian on the sale of Imes-Icore GmbH
- Ardian and its portfolio Technology & Strategy Group SAS on joining forces with Eximia Engineering GmbH
- Symbioworld on the strategic growth investment by Fortino Capital
- U.S. software provider Aptean on a number of add-on acquisitions , including Objective International, Modula Gesellschaft für digitale Transformation, ERP firm Ramsauer & Stürmer, Impuls AG, etc, JobRouter GmbH, GermanEdge GmbH, Traser Software GmbH.
- Snapview on the sale of the company to Swiss BSI AG
- elucidate on its Pre-Series A financing round led by incoming investor Frontline Ventures
- Sizewise Rentals, a U.S. manufacturer and provider of products in the healthcare sector, on its $230m acquisition by Agiliti
- Rigeto Unternehmerkapital on the Pflegehelden transaction
- SüdBG on its investment in Fischer Panda
- Waterland Private Equity and its portfolio company Helgstrand Dressage on its partnership with Ludger Beerbaum Stables and the foundation of Global Equestrian Group
- Monitor Clipper Partners on the sale of Reverse Logistics GmbH to UK-based Reconomy Group
- EQT and its portfolio company Utimaco on its acquisition of UK-based MY HSM
- Shareholders of ProLeit AG on the sale of their shares to Schneider Electric
- Marvel Fusion on its Series A financing round
- EQT on its sale of E.I.S. Aircraft Products and Services GmbH to HANNOVER Finanz Group
- Genui on its acquisition of digital expert Mindcurv
- Goldman Sachs on its investment in fintech Raisin (Weltsparen)
- ViewPoint, managed by Kennet Partners, on the sale of Hype Softwaretechnik to Dutch PE investor Main Capital Partners
- EQT on its structured sale of United Digital Group
- Hitachi on its investment in Akarion AG
- Dracoon on its series B financing round
- EQT on several further transactions, among others related to BackWerk and kfzteile24 Group
- DBAG Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on several acquisitions / transactions (Polytech Health & Aesthetics GmbH, Abbelen, Formel D Group)
- Providence Capital on the acquisition of Mehr! Entertainment*
- Rocket Internet on a joint venture with Ooredoo*
*completed prior to joining Orrick