Overview
Munich, April 15, 2025 – McDermott Will & Emery has advised Rantum Private Equity Fund II and Aqua Group GmbH, a portfolio company of Rantum Capital, on the negotiation and execution of a growth financing for Aqua Group.
The financing package provided by Crescent Capital will allow for the refinancing of existing bank debt as well as future acquisitions as part of Aqua Group’s buy & build strategy.
Aqua Group is a leading national provider of water and fire damage restoration services with over 35 branches and more than 550 employees. The acquisition of further add-ons in the strategically important regions of Northern Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia is another important step for the buy & build platform in its development into a leading water and fire damage restoration company in Germany.
Rantum Capital is a mid-market asset manager for the German-speaking region (DACH) founded by financial experts, entrepreneurs and former DAX board members. Rantum Capital currently manages several private equity and private debt funds. The private equity funds focus on majority equity investments in medium-sized companies and invest capital from predominantly German, institutional investors.
The McDermott team was led by partners Matthias Weissinger and Alexander Klein and included associate Tim Becker.
