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SEP AG
Leading provider of specialised securtiy software for back-up and data protection
majority control has been acquired by
BIP Capital Partners
PE firm focused on growth investements in Luxemburg, Benelux and DACH-Region
Advised on Sale of Company

IMAP advises the shareholders of SEP AG on its majority sale to BIP Capital Partners

IMAP advised the founding family, BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, and other shareholders of SEP AG (SEP), a leading provider specialized security software solutions, in particular backup and disaster recovery software, on the acquisition by private equity investor BIP Capital Partners (BIP). BIP, through its fund BIP Interim SCSp, has acquired a majority stake in SEP as part of a succession solution. Susanne Moosreiner, CEO and co-founder, Rainer Seyerlein and Ewald Einwanger will remain minority shareholders and continue in their current roles to drive SEP's growth strategy.

"Thanks to the high level of commitment and the trustfull collaboration with the IMAP team, we were able to achieve a promising succession solution for SEP. With BIP, we have found an experienced partner who will support us pursuing our further growth opportunities and help us to expand our market-leading position, especially in our core markets“, says Susanne Moosreiner, CEO of SEP.

SEP, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Holzkirchen, is a specialized software provider of platform-independent data protection solutions ‘Made in Germany’. The data protection solutions enable companies and organisations to protect their data around the clock and to fully restore it in the event of a disaster. Its core product is SEP sesam, the backup and recovery software for virtual and physical environments. SEP has a strong partner network and satisfied customers in over 45 countries.

BIP invests in medium-sized companies with clear growth prospects, particularly in Germany, the Benelux countries, Austria and Switzerland. The investment funds advised by BIP support the further development and growth of companies from various sectors, both through extensive expertise and by financing further growth initiatives or acquisitions.

“We are excited to be working with SEP, an excellently positioned company that plays an important role in the highly relevant market for data protection“, comments Sebastian Brose, Partner at BIP.

The IMAP team with Andreas Widholz and Anna Eder exclusively advised the shareholders of SEP AG as part of a structured M&A process in all phases up to the successful closing.

 

Client testimonial

Susanne Moosreiner, CEO of SEP

Thanks to the high level of commitment and the trustfull collaboration with the IMAP team, we were able to achieve a promising succession solution for SEP. With BIP, we have found an experienced partner who will support us pursuing our further growth opportunities and help us to expand our market-leading position, especially in our core markets.

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