Taylor Wessing advised H.I.G. Capital on the financing of acquisition of Infratech Bau GmbH

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.) acquired a majority stake in Infratech Bau GmbH, one of the leading general contractors of infrastructure services deploying fiber-to-the-home (“FTTH”) broadband networks and bringing Gigabit internet to households and businesses in Germany.

The international law firm Taylor Wessing lead by its Frankfurt finance partner Ulf Gosejacob advised H.I.G. in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Infratech Bau GmbH. The pan-European mid-market debt Fund apera and Raiffeisen Bank International arranged and provided the acquisition financing as well as the working capital financing to support the transaction as well as the future growth of the company.

About Infratech

Infratech builds complex FTTH networks on behalf of public and private German operators with a base of highly skilled employees and a well-established and reliable network of partners. Based in Meppen (Germany), the Company was founded in 2007 and has grown significantly over recent years connecting thousands of households and businesses in Northern and Western Germany to high-speed internet. FTTH is an attractive market with significant growth opportunities, driven by the German Government’s ambition to provide high-speed internet access to the majority of German households over the coming years. The founders and Managing Directors of Infratech, Gregor Klaßen and Andreas Muchall, will remain in their management positions and retain a significant share in the Company.

About H.I.G. Capital