We advised Leitz
HSCie Customer
Louis Leitz KG, Stuttgart, Germany
Louis Leitz KG is the inventor of the Leitz lever arch file and a market leader for filing products under the brand name Leitz in Germany.
www.leitz.de
Companies involved
Constantia AG, Vienna, Austria
Constantia is a large private company in Austria, which abandoned its IT activities after re-focusing on its core business. Constantia developed the Ski Data Group, amongst other things.
www.constantia-industrie.com
CSE Systems GmbH
CSE Systems, Klagenfurt, was a market leader in the field of workflow software. Its product was used by Deutsche Telekom, amongst others.
Transaction
Acquisition of CSE Systems, Klagenfurt, by a subsidiary of Louis Leitz KG. The aim of the transaction was to transfer the Leitz brand to electronic archiving. The acquisition of a leading company in the workflow segment represented a significant milestone.
Task
HSCie advised with Louis Leitz KG on the acquisition process regarding, amongst others, valuation, due diligence and negotiations.
Year: 1997
Transaction value: Not published
Industry: TMT/IT/Internet
Business field: Mergers & Acquisitions