10th transaction in the LSP market for Proventis Partners

Munich, July 31st, 2020 – Proventis Partners exclusively advised RKT Übersetzungs- und Dokumentations GmbH (“RKT”), a group company of German Translations Network AG (“Getranet”) on the successful acquisition of the assets of Tanner Translations GmbH + Co KG (“Tanner”).

About the transaction

RKT has acquired all assets of Tanner. This acquisition allows RKT to integrate another specialized translation agency in the field of certified technical translations. With Tanner, it is taking over also the location in Dusseldorf. The transaction was implemented with effect from 1 May 2020. In the meantime, the processes have been integrated into the Getranet network and both customers and employees of Tanner benefit from the new company structure.

Role of Proventis Partners

Proventis Partners acted as exclusive M&A advisor to RKT and initiated the takeover of Tanner. The activities included the discussions and negotiations with the seller of the Tanner assets, the coordi- nation of the due diligence as well as the structuring and negotiation of the economic conditions of the executed asset deal. This is the ninth M&A transaction that Proventis Partners has exclusively advised for the GetraNet group.

About RKT

RKT was founded more than two decades ago. As an expert in the mechanical engineering industry, the company founder was confident that his customers would be able to take advantage of the competitive edge offered by the provision of impeccable technical translations when developing international markets.
RKT is a professional translation agency that does not work as a “translation broker”. At RKT, the client can speak on request with both the project managers and the translators personally and explain specific issues. This also applies to RKT’s DTP specialists and programmers.
www.rkt-online.com

About Proventis Partners

Proventis Partners is a partner-managed M&A advisory firm whose clients include mainly corporate groups, medium-sized family businesses and private equity funds. With 30 M&A consultants, Proventis Partners is one of the largest independent M&A consultancies in the GSA region with offices in Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, and Zurich. The industry focus of the partners includes Industrials & Chemicals, Business Services, Consumer & Retail, Media & IT, Healthcare, as well as Energy, wherein the partners realized more than 300 successfully completed transactions with a cumulative transaction value exceeding 10 billion Euros.

Through its exclusive membership in Mergers Alliance – the leading international partnership of M&A specialists who have realized more than 800 transactions worldwide with a total value of around 40 billion US dollars since 2010 – Proventis Partners offers market coverage in the world’s leading business centers. Through the 20 members of the Mergers Alliance, with over 200 M&A professionals in 40 offices, Proventis Partners has direct access to local decision makers in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.