GRAPHA-Holding AG (Switzerland), a single-family office and holding company for various industrial activities, acquired 100% of the shares of POLYDATA AG (Switzerland). The POLYDATA/PIDAS Group operates in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The expertise of the PIDAS Group lies in the areas Customer Service, Customer Experience and Automation Technology. The Group covers the entire range of the value chain, with its own software products as well as a comprehensive IT service and support. In addition, its newly formed subsidiary swiss moonshot AG, develops and distributes a cloud-based software platform for chatbots, business automation and artificial intelligence under the brand name “aiaibot”. POLYDATA AG currently employs approximately 350 people in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
Role of Capital Concepts International (CCI)
CCI acted as exclusive financial advisor to GRAPHA-Holding AG in the planning and execution of the due diligence process, as well as the related contract negotiations.
About CCI
CCI is an independent corporate finance advisory firm founded in 1999 advising on transactions between CHF 10-500million enterprise value, with a focus on German-speaking Europe. CCI has an established track record advising well-known privately held and publicly quoted companies as well as entrepreneurs.
Deal Team
Jennifer Maag
Charlotte Al Usta
Martino Tschudi
Closing
December 2019