About the deal

Capitalmind Investec acted as exclusive financial advisor to Advellence Solutions and Sharedien on the sale to Adiuva Capital

Founded in 1998, Advellence Solutions AG specialises in software integration, digitalisation consulting and transformation services. Its key areas of expertise include product information management (PIM), master data management (MDM), digital asset management (DAM), AI and BI topics, school, course and training management (IM), SAP consulting as well as integration and multichannel management.

Sharedien AG is a software manufacturer and offers a cloud-based digital asset management (DAM) system, which is distributed as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Sharedien focuses in particular on customers with complex requirements and high data volumes and today supports more than 100,000 users in over 70 countries in their daily tasks relating to the management, maintenance and provision of content.

Founded in Hamburg in 2011, Adiuva Capital GmbH is an owner-managed investment company that supports small and medium-sized companies in German-speaking countries. Adiuva works closely with its portfolio companies with the aim of achieving growth. Adiuva Capital is independent of institutional interests and is in a position to make its entrepreneurially acquired capital available for attractive growth companies in the long term.

The aim of Adiuva Capital’s involvement is to put the vision and growth of Advellence Solutions AG and Sharedien AG on an even broader footing. All members of the management team remain investors and will continue to be significantly involved in the ventures.  ‘We are delighted to have gained a partner in Adiuva who will support us on our entrepreneurial growth path and open the next chapter in our development together with us,’ says Otakar Tomes, Managing Director of Advellence. His fellow managing directors Markus Schönenberger and Christian Eberle add: ‘Adiuva is an ideal sparring partner for us, who brings a lot of experience in the establishment and further development of medium-sized companies’. 

What we did

• Preparation of the business plan and marketing documents
• Identification of potential buyers (strategic and financial)
• Market approach and realisation of a competitive sales process
• Preparation and support of due diligence
• Support in negotiating the legal documentation
• Coordination of all parties involved, including legal and tax advisors