Gilde Buy Out Partners completes investment in MBK Fincom

On February 10, 2022, funds advised by Gilde Buy Out Partners has completed the investment in MBK Fincom, alongside the founders and management which are reinvesting in the business. With this transaction funds advised by Ardian, a private investment house, will exit their minority investment in MBK Fincom.

MBK Fincom is a strongly growing, pan-European e-commerce player with an innovative business model that allows leveraging its own digital brands through data-driven tools. The transaction was completed on 10 February 2022.  

The advisors

Lenz & Staehelin advised Gilde Buy Out Partners in this transaction. The Lenz & Staehelin team includes partners Stephan Erni (corporate and m&a, pictured right) and Marcel Tranchet (banking & finance, pictured left) as well as associates Nicole Humbel (corporate and m&a), Kilian Keller (banking & finance), Elena Furlanetto (employment) and Nadja Flühler (IT).

Vischer advised the co-founders and Ardian on this transaction. The team was led by Gian-Andrea Caprez (partner, corporate/m&a) and included Vincent Reardon (managing associate, corporate/m&a), Elina WeibelArazakaeva (junior associate, corporate/m&a), Christoph Niederer (partner, tax), Beatrice Leistner (managing associate, tax) and Adrian Dörig (partner, banking & finance). 

Niederer Kraft Frey has advised Credit Suisse (Switzerland), acting as agent and mandated lead arranger, on the financing of Gilde Buy Out Partners’ acquisition of MBK Fincom. The NKF team was led by finance partners Till Spillmann and Philip Spoerlé, working with partner Adrian Koller (finance), associate Katalin Siklosi (m&a/finance) as well as partner Markus Kronauer (tax). 

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