The Goodwin team has advised Sophora Unternehmerkapital ("Sophora") on the financing of the acquisition of indevis IT-Consulting and Solutions GmbH ("indevis") to form a cybersecurity group together with Data-Sec GmbH ("Data-Sec"). This marks the beginning of Sophora's latest thematic platform, targeting the growing need for scalable, mission-critical IT security solutions.
Headquartered in March near Freiburg, Germany, Data-Sec GmbH has been a trusted partner for mid-sized enterprises in the DACH region since 2009. Specializing in comprehensive IT security solutions, Data-Sec offers services including incident response, managed detection and implementation of security solutions.
Founded in 1999 and based in Munich, Germany, indevis IT-Consulting and Solutions GmbH is a Managed Security Service Provider supporting mid-sized companies across the DACH region. indevis offers IT infrastructure protection solutions and managed detection services including areas such as network security, secure connectivity, and endpoint protection.
Sophora Unternehmerkapital, based in Munich, is an independent and owner-managed investment company with a focus on medium-sized companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sophora consists of an interdisciplinary team of entrepreneurs with many years of experience in the investment business and as founders and managing directors of companies.
Goodwin's transaction team was led by Munich partner Winfried M. Carli and Frankfurt associate Marius Garnatz and included Frankfurt associate Rebecca Stöcklein.