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Haufe-Lexware Real Estate AG has been acquired by Aareon Group, a portfolio company of Advent International

The Haufe Group SE has sold Haufe-Lexware Real Estate AG to Aareon Group.

Haufe-Lexware Real Estate AG, as part of the Haufe Group SE, is a leading provider of integrated ERP software solutions for the property and housing industry. As a pioneering partner for the industry, the company supports its customers on their digital journey and integrates ERP software and partner modules.

Aareon Group is a premier European provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the property management industry and a pioneer in paving the way for the digital future of the sector. The company creates a tightly connected real estate ecosystem by linking up people, processes and properties. The firm’s property management system provides intelligent software solutions for efficiently managing and maintaining real estate as well as digitally integrating all stakeholders. Aareon Group is a portfolio company of Advent International.

The Haufe Group SE offers a wide range of business software and solutions. The three most well-known brands within the Haufe Group are Haufe itself, the Haufe Akademie and Lexware. Haufe provides sustainable solutions for corporate services and brings together smart and unique solutions with legally compliant expertise, offering HR departments, tax firms and other corporate services ideal support in their daily work. At the Haufe Akademie, everything revolves around facilitating development to shape the future. It is the preeminent provider of training solutions in Germany, offering the most effective portfolio for the development of people and organizations, ranging from innovative learning technologies and a unique variety of formats and topics to consulting and implementation of strategically oriented HR and organizational development. Lexware develops software solutions for efficient business processes through commercial software solutions for small companies and the self-employed. This makes the firm the market leader in Germany. Its business solutions, networks and corporate expertise in accounting, wages and salaries, taxes and finance allow customers to focus on their business.

Oaklins’ team in Germany exclusively advised the shareholders of the Haufe Group SE during the sale of Haufe-Lexware Real Estate AG.

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“Oaklins’ team in Germany provided us with comprehensive and professional advice throughout the highly complex M&A process and even exceeded our expectations. Thanks to their expertise and their international network in the real estate software sector, they enabled us to develop the best possible options and ultimately execute them successfully.”

Peer-Martin Runge

Manager Mergers & Acquisitions, Haufe Group

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Oliver Grigat

Director
Frankfurt, Germany
Oaklins Germany

Felix Daetz

Senior Associate
Hamburg, Germany
Oaklins Germany

Iwen Boje

Associate
Frankfurt, Germany
Oaklins Germany

Maren Stephanie Tietz

Associate
Frankfurt, Germany
Oaklins Germany

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