Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2019 Edition

www.finance-monthly.com 23 FINANCE MONTHLY DEAL MAKER AWARDS 2019 FUNDS & INVESTMENTS ABOUT TORSTEN ADAM Torsten Adam, Managing Partner at ARTEMIS Group, has more than 25 years of work experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate finance and asset management. His core competencies are in the M&A transaction management, cross-border projects, structured and project finance as well as alternative asset management. He has been involved in numerous projects in the sectors automation & digitalization, renewable energies & cleantech, agriculture & food and financial services, among others. Mr. Adam has overseen various cross-border M&A transactions with involvement from Asia, Africa, Americas and Europe. Additionally, Mr. Adam has a strong interest to expand his business relationships in the Emerging Markets, Russia and the Easter European countries – where he is maintaining his business contacts for more than a decade. Before the foundation of the ARTEMIS Group in 2001, Mr. Adam worked as a Senior Advisor at KPMG. He successfully holds a degree in economics from the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU), Munich, and speaks fluently German as well as English. CONTACT ARTEMIS Group, Maximiliansplatz 12, 80333 Munich, Germany Email: tadam@artemis-group.com Tel: +49 89 74 50 170 Web: www.artemis-group.com TORSTEN ADAM Managing Partner at ARTEMIS Group FIRM PROFILE The ARTEMIS Group is an international and cross-sector corporate finance and M&A consulting boutique for start-ups and medium-sized companies, located in Munich, Germany, active in the market since 2001. The core services cover the sectors of M&A, corporate finance and asset management. Based on a wide strategic partner network ARTEMIS Group has a footprint in all relevant markets. As a strong partner, ARTEMIS Group guides their clients from its first venture capital financing rounds to subsequently following expansions financings to classical corporate finance. Beyond that, ARTEMIS Group advices companies in buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, with a special focus on cross-border projects. ARTEMIS Group leads their clients through these complex processes. The long-term customer relations are built on trust, dependable statements and long- standing collaborative partnerships. The consistently excellent results are made possible especially by the experienced, highly qualified professionals well-versed in their fields and through the superlative, global networks maintained in all relevant markets. Thereby ARTEMIS Group achieves the best possible results for their clients. TRANSACTION REPORT ARTEMIS Group advised the shareholders of BBS Automation GmbH as Lead Advisor on the investor entry and joint venture with EQT Mid Market Europe The ARTEMIS Group, as Lead Advisor, was responsible for the structuring and execution of the transaction in a holistic manner. BBSAutomation GmbH is a leading provider of flexible and high-quality automation solutions for complex manufacturing and testing processes with production sites in Germany, USA, Malaysia and China. Thus, BBS Automation GmbH enables their customers to significantly increase their efficiency as well as competitiveness. In order to continue the growth of previous years and to strengthen its market presence in China and America, the shareholders of BBS Automation GmbH decided to cooperate with an external investor. With EQT Mid Market Europe Fund, one of the leading investment companies was acquired as a partner. EQT intends to leverage its long-term experience in the Industrial Technology space to assist BBS growth ambitions organically and through add-on acquisitions. Furthermore, EQT’s global network will support the company in further expanding its geographical foot-print to reach blue chip customers on a global scale. The founders of BBS Automation GmbH will continue to run the management and all current shareholders will continue to be invested in BBS Automation. The parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction. Awarded for his involvement in the following transaction: EQT invests in BBS Automation