akquinet, Hamburg (Germany)

IT services

Profile

Hamburg-based akquinet was founded in 2002 and has since developed into a group offering a broad portfolio of IT services through a combination of organic growth and company acquisitions. The company specialises in the implementation of ERP systems (SAP and Microsoft) and the customised development of software solutions. akquinet can draw on many years of experience, especially in the health and social welfare sectors, as well as in mechanical and plant engineering, the public sector, and logistics. In addition, the company also provides IT systems outsourcing to businesses of all sizes, in its high-performance data centres. akquinet ensures that the appropriate interfaces are in place, and that the highest levels of security are maintained. For mid-sized companies, installation, operation and maintenance of IT systems are offered, in addition to infrastructure. akquinet can therefore provide its customers with an end-to-end solution for virtually all their IT and IT-related needs. A substantial proportion of akquinet’s customers have long-term commitments with the company.

akquinet employs around 1,000 people, mainly in Hamburg, but also at 24 other locations in Germany, Austria and Poland. The company plans to increase staff numbers at each of its sites. In 2006, akquinet set up a not-for-profit limited company together with Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf and since then has employed 36 people with a disability at the company. In 2019, the company received the Hamburg Senate's Inclusion Award for its outstanding commitment.

Management Buyout

Majority investment of DBAG Fund VII
First invested
June 2022
Revenue 2023
€130mn

As of 30 June 2024

 

Contact

Christoph Grossekämper
Christoph Grossekämper
Christoph Grossekämper
+49 69 95787-375

Christoph Grossekämper

Managing Director

Christoph Grossekämper joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2020.

He began his professional career in the M&A department of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt/Main, where he worked from 2007 to 2009. Afterwards he was part of the enterprise improvement practice of Roland Berger and AlixPartners till 2016. There he advised on numerous projects in various industries with a focus on the German Mittelstand and corporate carve-outs. In 2016 he joined a stock listed industrial holding in Germany. Christoph Grossekämper was leading the M&A team and was responsible for various transactions in the GSA region with a focus on the Mittelstand and corporate carve-outs. He has eight years of experience in private equity.

Christoph Grossekämper holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Maastricht University and a Master of Science from CASS Business School, London. He also studied at Bocconi University, Milan.

Current portfolio companies

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Former portfolio companies