Inflexion, a European private equity firm, is buying Axel Springer’s shares in finanzen.net, Germany’s top financial portal. The deal also involves founders Jens Ohr, Peter Schille, and Dominik Nienhaus. They were advised by Taylor Wessing’s Marc-Oliver Kurth and Dr. Norman Röchert.
The agreement was signed on 14 November 2024. The transaction awaits merger and investment control approvals.
finanzen.net was founded in 2000. It became an independent company in 2010, with Axel Springer holding a majority stake.
The new management will merge three business units: Zero, Finanzen.net, and Traderfox. The goal is to expand savings and investment products, making finanzen.net a complete financial partner.
Jens Ohr and Peter Schille said, “Inflexion’s experience will accelerate growth. We thank Axel Springer for helping us transform finanzen.net. We look forward to growing with Inflexion.”
About finanzen.net
finanzen.net is Germany’s leading financial portal. It offers real-time market data, news, and tools for chart analysis and portfolio tracking. It has been part of Axel Springer SE since 2010.
About Inflexion
Inflexion is a top European private equity firm. It has offices in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Stockholm, and Frankfurt. Inflexion manages £11bn in assets and helps companies grow.
Legal advisors
- Taylor Wessing Germany: Co-lead Marc-Oliver Kurth (Partner) and Dr. Norman Röchert, (Partner), Dr. Ralf Tietz (Salary Partner), Fritz Krings (Senior Associate) all Corporate/M&A, all Munich; Dr Bert Kimpel (Partner, Tax, Düsseldorf); Nico Jänicke (Partner, Employment, Pensions & Mobility, Berlin); Felix Paul (Professional Support Lawyer), Corporate/M&A
- Milbank (Axel Springer), Görg (founder of Traderfox) and Latham & Watkins (Inflexion).
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