About the deal
Capitalmind Investec has advised the shareholders of MacRobi on the sale of the company to Dätwyler IT Infra AG
Datwyler IT Infra AG, which is based in the Canton of Uri and operates globally, is acquiring MacRobi GmbH, which is based in the Canton of Zug. MacRobi will continue to operate under its own name as a subsidiary of Datwyler IT Infra AG with co-founder and CEO Toni Rodriguez as Managing Director; the second co-founder Peter Bieler will retire shortly.
“We hope that the sale to Datwyler will enable us to better utilize existing growth opportunities, acquire new customers and focus more on innovation and expanding our portfolio,” explains CEO Toni Rodriguez. “To do this, we need a strong, geographically broad-based partner who can support us operationally and offer interesting cross-selling opportunities in the ICT sector with its own portfolio.”
The acquisition will enable Datwyler IT Infra AG to expand its own product and service offering even further in the direction of holistic IT/OT business and thus take a further step in the transformation of its business model into a provider of integrated solutions ranging from structured cabling and data centres to the operation of complex IT/OT infrastructures and managed services with the targeted inclusion of artificial intelligence. The synergy potential is promising due to the complementarity of customer bases and expertise.
What we did
Capitalmind Investec advised the shareholders of MacRobi during the entire sales process:
- Preparation of business plan and information memorandum
- Identification of interested buyers – both strategists and financial investors
- Market approach and realization of a competitive sales process
- Preparation and support of due diligence
- Conducting price negotiations
- Accompanying the negotiations and drafting the legal documentation
About MacRobi
Founded in 1996, MacRobi has developed from an original specialization in Mac systems into a versatile IT service provider. MacRobi offers comprehensive IT infrastructure solutions, including installation, maintenance and support for laptops, PCs, servers and data centres. What makes MacRobi special is that it combines Windows and Mac products and can therefore cater to the individual needs of its customers. With a strong reputation as a qualified full-service partner, MacRobi serves regional customers as well as a number of major international corporations from various industries, all of which are based in the Central Switzerland or Zurich region.
About Dätwyler IT Infra
Datwyler IT Infra AG is an international company with headquarters in Switzerland and subsidiaries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Datwyler IT Infra supports its customers around the world in the expansion of future-proof ICT solutions and intelligent IT and OT infrastructures and operates on the market as a supplier of innovative system solutions, products and services for data centres, fibre optic networks and intelligent buildings, ICT solutions and as a subcontractor or general contractor covering the entire value chain. Datwyler IT Infra was founded in 1915, employs around 1000 people worldwide and generates sales of around 250 million Swiss francs.
The cooperation with Capitalmind Investec exceeded our expectations in all areas – during the preparatory work we got to know our company MacRobi from a completely new perspective; the team then introduced us to several very interesting and concretely interested buyer options, each with different growth scenarios for our company, from which we could choose; we were advised with full energy and great expertise from the beginning of the cooperation to the completion of the transaction.
Toni Rodriguez, Co-founder and CEO of MacRobi
