Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen GmbH & Co. KG ("WMS") and members of the management team have sold 65% of their shares in KAMA GmbH ("KAMA") to ARCUS Capital AG ("ARCUS"). The two chief executives of the print finishing firm, Steffen Pieper and Marcus Tralau, together retain a 35% shareholding in KAMA.

A team led by lead partner Dr Jörg Lips advised the sellers on all aspects of the transaction from the start.

KAMA develops and manufactures high-end machinery for print finishing, specialising in small and medium production runs. KAMA offers complete workflow solutions, especially in the field of digital printing for the global job printing and packaging markets.

Dresden-based KAMA was re-established in 1994 as KAMA GmbH. With more than 110 employees, the company generates annual sales in the double-digit euro millions range. ARCUS is an independent private equity firm based in Munich. Its investments focus is on SME companies in the German-speaking countries. WMS offers SMEs in Saxony flexible solutions for financing growth. WMS is managed by CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (a subsidiary of SüdBG) and the investment vehicles owned by the savings banks (Sparkassen) of Chemnitz, Dresden and Leipzig.

CMS Hasche Sigle
Dr Jörg Lips, Lead Partner
Dr Juliane Voigtmann
Dr Jochen Lux
Claudia Lucke, all Corporate/M&A
Jesko Nobiling, Tax
Dr Sören Langner, Employment/Pensions