In order to bring further expertise into the process in addition to the digital approach and the extensive investor network, CARL carried out the project together with colleagues from Deutsche Mittelstandsfinanz GmbH, Frankfurt, in a co-mandate. Throughout the process, CARL and Deutsche Mittelstandsfinanz paid special attention to efficient project management in order to minimize the strain on the company's ongoing operations and the resources of SPRiNTUS management. CARL and Deutsche Mittelstandsfinanz received a large number of indicative offers only a few months after the start of the project, from which Mr. Lepold selected the most suitable ones. Subsequently, the offers of the preferred investors could be further improved in the course of the controlled competitive bidding process.

At the end of the bidding process, the winning bidder was Kapital 1852, a subsidiary of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG from Düsseldorf, which qualified as the optimal partner for SPRiNTUS. An investment fund managed by Kapital 1852 acquired 100% of SPRiNTUS GmbH together with the previous sole owner and the management. The transaction lays the foundation for the planned strong expansion of the Welzheim site and the further growth of SPRiNTUS, also abroad. The transaction also enables SPRiNTUS to expand its product range, e.g. for safety vacuum cleaners, even faster, while at the same time realizing the expansion of assembly and the construction of a large logistics center. In addition, the long-term succession of the company will be prepared at an early stage and it will be ensured that SPRiNTUS can continue to develop successfully as an independent company. Mr. Lepold, will remain associated with the company initially as managing director and in the long term as shareholder and advisory board.