3 JULY 2019: ARTHOS Advises Data Respons on its Acquisition of DONAT group

Strengthening Data Respons’ position within software development and industrial digitalisation

Data Respons ASA has today signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in DONAT group GmbH (“DONAT”), a German R&D Services company headquartered in Ingolstadt with more than 140 employees. The company is a leading niche provider of SW solutions and specialist services within software development and architecture, system integration and test management as well as business critical R&D IT services (DevOps).

ARTHOS berät Data Respons bei der Übernahme der DONAT group

Exclusive Financial Advisor in the Buy-Side Process

ARTHOS acted as exclusive financial adviser to Data Respons in this transaction. ARTHOS provided full buy-side advisory services including evaluating strategic goals to define ideal search criteria, pursue an extensive company screening process, analyzing more than 30 potential strategic partners, arranging management meetings and driving the subsequent M&A process including co-ordination of the due diligence and contract negotiations. This is already the fourth successfully closed buy-side M&A project in the past four years during which ARTHOS advised Data Respons to identify and acquire a software development company in Germany that fits to their expansion strategy.

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