Goodwin’s Expertise in Acquisition Financing: EMZ Partners and H&Z

Goodwin, a well-established firm, recently imparted its expertise to EMZ Partners, a European private equity firm, in relation to the financing for the acquisition of a substantial stake in H&Z Unternehmensberatung (“H&Z”).

H&Z, established in 1997 as an independent consulting firm in Munich, specialises in the design, management, and support of transformation processes. The company’s current areas of focus encompass Procurement & Supply Chain, Strategy & Performance, and Sustainability & Transformation. H&Z has aspirations to expand its consulting offering both organically and inorganically, with the intent of becoming the preeminent European consulting firm for Circular Economy.

EMZ, a prominent European investment company with offices in Paris and Munich, focuses on small and medium-sized companies, providing flexible capital solutions in close partnership with founders, family shareholders, and managers. The majority of EMZ is owned by its employees, and it has a base of European institutional investors. The current fund boasts a volume of over 1.3 billion euros, with investment sizes ranging from 10 to 200 million euros.

Goodwin has a distinguished track record of supporting EMZ, including recent involvements in the financings for imes-icore, Aspire Education Group, and Wishcard Technology Group.

The transaction team, led by partner Winfried M. Carli and associate Folko Moroni, received support from Partner Oded Schein and associates Jakob Lutzenberger and Philipp Lauer, all based in Munich. The team focused on Debt Finance, Private Equity, and Tax aspects of the transaction.

For further details, the press release provides additional information on this significant transaction.