DLA Piper advises Capital Four on acquisition financing for KGS Software GmbH

DLA Piper has advised funds managed by Capital Four on a financing for investment company GENUI regarding its acquisition of a majority stake in KGS Software GmbH.

Capital Four is an industry-leading credit asset management boutique. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices in New York, Stockholm and Frankfurt, the team of 130 professionals manage more than EUR17 billion on behalf of a global client base. The firm offers investment solutions within global high yield bonds, senior loans, structured credit, multi-asset credit, and Nordic & Northern European private debt. It currently manages more than EUR3.6 billion across its Nordic & Northern European focused private debt mandates and has deployed more than EUR2.9 billion across five Private Debt vintages.

KGS Software GmbH, headquartered in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main, has been a digital archiving specialist for top global companies for over 20 years. Data and documents from SAP and other leading applications are migrated and archived using efficient, streamlined software. GENUI is a company founded by renowned entrepreneurs and investors that believe in “Good Entrepreneurship.” GENUI partners with companies with the aim of creating sustainable growth and social value.

The DLA Piper team was led by partner Dr Wolfram Distler and counsel Patrick Reuter and included associate Sindy Martin (all Finance, Frankfurt).