Press releases, current trends, perspectives

Westermo, a business entity of Ependion (Malmö, Sweden) has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in Welotec (Laer, Germany). Through this transaction, Westermo strengthens its position in the rapidly growing energy segment and gains access to Edge Computing. Welotec benefits from access to Westermo’s sales channels and global network to accelerate its strong growth strategy.

ARTHOS Industry Insight – IT Hardware Q1/2025: In 2024, IoT M&A activity remained strong, highlighting the industry's growth potential. While mega-deals in IoT have declined the total number of transactions remained high, especially in IIoT and connectivity.

ARTHOS Industry Insight – Digital Services Sector Report 02/2025: The Digital Services M&A market has gained significant momentum since 2023 and offers promising growth opportunities for 2025. Demand for IT services is particularly increasing, driven by ongoing digital transformation.

ARTHOS Industry Insight – Digital Services Sector Report Q4/2024: Since mid-2023, the M&A market for Digital Services has been recovering significantly, with particularly positive prospects for 2025. The sub-sector Digital & Marketing Agencies benefits from trends such as the creator economy, data analytics, and generative AI.

The Arsipa Group and ASAM praevent GmbH, two established providers in the fields of occupational health services, have joined forces. This partnership combines the expertise of two well-established players, expands their geographic reach, and sets new standards in the digitalisation and innovation of occupational health services.

Social Match (Münster, Germany), a leading German creator centric marketing agency, has been acquired by We Are Era (Berlin, Germany), a leading Pan-European Media Agency for the Creator Economy.

ARTHOS Industry Insight – Software Sector Report 07/2024: The stock market rebound in the software industry and relaxing interest rates imply a strong outlook for the rest of 2024. Increased M&A activity is driven by the ongoing strength of megatrends such as AI or distributed ledger technology and regained investor confidence.

CoCoNet (Düsseldorf, Germany), a leading corporate banking platform provider with a focus on payments and cash management, has been acquired by EMERAM (Munich Germany), a leading German mid-market growth investor.

ARTHOS Industry Insight – Vision Technology 04/2024: We see Vision Metrology, low-light imaging, and space as market segments in which double-digit growth rates can be expected. Market opportunities are huge; the challenge is identifying attractive vision companies.

ARTHOS Industry Insight – IT Hardware Q1/2024: Private Equity is increasingly realizing M&A transactions in the IoT sector. They drive consolidation and participate in shaping the future of the IoT industry. Prepare for that!