Q-LEARNING Storch und Helling GbR

Succession solution: sale to Education partners GmbH, an investment company of the financial invest

DZ BANK successfully implements controlled auction process

DZ BANK Corporate Finance advises Q-LEARNING Storch und Helling GbR on the sale of 100% of its shares to Education partners GmbH as part of an orderly succession plan

The managing partners of Q-LEARNING Storch und Helling GbR, Matthias Storch and Dr. Urte Helling, have sold all shares in the company to Education partners GmbH, an investment company of the financial investor Odewald KMU.

Q-LEARNING Storch und Helling GbR, based in Wuppertal, is a leading e-learning provider of LEAN and SIX SIGMA courses. The courses offered primarily serve the further training of highly qualified employees and job seekers and are used by both private and corporate customers.

Education partners GmbH, an investment company of the financial investor Odewald KMU, focuses on the creation, planning and implementation of qualified and certified seminars, courses and learning content.

DZ BANK Corporate Finance / M&A organized and supported the entire transaction process as exclusive M&A advisor to Matthias Storch and Dr. Urte Helling.

On the DZ BANK side, Alex Brozmann, Jan Säcker and Nico Bonaldo were responsible.

Alex Brozmann, DZ BANK:

"Through a comprehensive and controlled auction process, we have ensured that the company is sold to the ideal buyer. The extensive e-learning expertise of Q-LEARNING Storch und Helling GbR in combination with the distinctive expertise of Education partners GmbH in the field of certified training opportunities will unleash considerable potential in the future."

Jan Säcker, DZ BANK:

"Q-LEARNING Storch und Helling GbR has successfully established itself as a leading provider in the field of e-learning and can look back on an impressive development. By selling the company, the founders have secured their life's work and placed it in trustworthy hands. The decisive factor for the sale to Education partners GmbH was the prospect of integrating Q-LEARNING Storch und Helling GbR into a leading training group, which offers the company and its employees the best opportunities for development."

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