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Code & Co. advises Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC on Tech & Product Due Diligence ahead of its investment in Schülerhilfe, leading operator and franchisor of site-based and online tutoring solutions in the DACH region. Congratulations, Josh Kaufman, Matthias Tabbert, Greg Flaster, Paul Hamilton, and everyone involved! #techduediligence #privateequity

🎉 Delighted to kick off 2025 with our latest event for Senior (VP to Partner) Value Creation and Investment Private Equity professionals! Join leaders from across the PE industry to share learnings, insights and build connections for 2025! 🙌 A huge thanks to our amazing sponsors: Marvin Fletcher Rogers from Sage, Lukas Ingelheim from Code & Co. and Liam Richardson from Marsden! p.s we will have a wide range of non-alcoholic drinks for those doing Dry Jan too!

🕎 Happy Chanukka &🎄Merry Christmas! What a year it’s been! Joining Code & Co. this year has been an incredible journey filled with countless Product & Tech Due Diligences across diverse industries—from robotics to ERP systems to next-gen AI companies. I’m deeply grateful for the trust of our clients, the great collaborations, and, most importantly, the support and dedication of our amazing team. Here’s to an even more exciting year ahead! Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season and a successful start to 2025!

Code & Co. advises Partech on Tech & Product Due Diligence ahead of its investment in Cintoo, the leading provider of cloud-based reality data management and collaboration solutions. Cintoo is a French and US scale-up, established in 2013 to find a solution for managing terabytes of Reality Capture data in the cloud for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Industry 4.0 businesses. The company launched its SaaS platform in 2019, which uses its patented core point cloud-to-mesh engine to stream huge 3D data using any PC, laptop or tablet with a web browser. Congratulations Omri Benayoun, Bruno CREMEL, Victor Huberson, Alexis Lancien, Dominique POULIQUEN, Denis Thibaudin, and everyone involved! #techduediligence #IoT #growth

Alumnus im Spotlight: Lukas Ingelheim    Nach seinem EBS-Bachelor und Erfahrungen im TMT-Investmentbanking bei Bank of America Merrill Lynch, bei der er auch erste Einblicke in die Welt des Private Equity gewann, fokussierte sich Lukas auf die Softwareentwicklung und das IT-Unternehmertum. Nach einigen Jahren als Entwickler, Tech-Executive und Founder gründete er Code & Co., um die Lücke zwischen der Finanzwelt und Tech für globale Investoren zu schließen. 💫 Seit über neun Jahren ist Code & Co. führend in moderner Technology & Product Due Diligence und wird von globalen Tier-1-Investoren als Übersetzer zwischen den Welten Tech und Finance/M&A geschätzt. Mit über 450 Transaktionen bietet das Unternehmen moderne Tech- und Product-Due-Diligence, Value Creation Support und Exit Preparation. 🚀 Lukas und sein Team liefern tiefgehende technische Einblicke - in einer Sprache, die auch "Nicht-Techies" verstehen. So erhalten Investoren fundierte Entscheidungsgrundlagen für ihre Tech-M&A-Entscheidungen, minimieren Risiken und gewinnen Einblicke in zusätzliche Wachstumstreiber. Wir sind stolz, Lukas als erfolgreichen Alumnus in unserem Netzwerk zu haben! ✨ #ebsalumni #ebsler #alumnus #success #spotlight #business

Code & Co. advises Tengelmann Ventures on Tech & Product Due Diligence ahead of its investment in KUGU, a proptech innovator focused on energy optimization solutions for the real estate sector. Congratulations to Patrick M. Schaich, Alexander Greis, Lukas Roppelt, and everyone else involved! #techduediligence #ESG #decarbonization #proptech

We are happy to announce our next Climate Tech Investment in KUGU Home GmbH, a provider of digital decarbonization solutions, supporting the real estate sector in meeting their emission targets.   KUGU's products optimize energy systems through real-time monitoring and control of operational parameters, achieving verifiable reductions in CO₂ emissions and energy consumption of up to 30%.   With over 12,000 buildings on the platform, KUGU was able to save 25 million kWh over the last twelve months, without the need for extensive renovation work.   We are looking forward to support the next growth phase together with the Kugu management team Christopher von Gumppenberg and Niko Mikac alongside with current investors.   Thanks to Dr. Jessica Mohaupt, Marielouise Emmer and team from CMS and Dan Bender, Lukas Ingelheim and team from Code & Co. assisting in our Due Diligence process.   Patrick M. Schaich Alexander Greis Lukas Roppelt

Code & Co. advises Extens on Tech and Product Due Diligence ahead of its investment in Medicore, an innovative provider of web-based interoperable electronic patient and client records (EHRs) and data-driven applications for healthcare. Congratulations to Morgane Decultieux, Alban Douady, and everyone else involved! #techduediligence #privateequity #medtech

Code & Co. advises One Peak and Partners Group on Tech & Product Due Diligence ahead of its investment in AKUR8, an AI-powered insurance pricing and reserving platform. Congratulations, Humbert de Liedekerke Beaufort, David Klein, François Delmas, Thibault MALLION, Charles Rees, Gianmarco Trapani, Pierre Curis, Stefano Ramella, Franck Zerbib, Aymeric Blanchet, Brune de Linares (Garnier), and everyone else involved! #techduediligence #growth #insuretech #AI

Are there any deal breakers for the acquirers from the product and tech points of view? If you missed our live AMA with Dan Bender and Daniel Thulfaut, here's your chance to listen to the session. Check out the links in the comments. We discussed: 1. what acquirers are trying to assess during the process 2. metrics and benchmarks used to assess the product’s performance and reliability 3. documentation and data to prepare for the product due diligence process 4. role of the customer feedback 5. how product and tech due diligence affects SaaS company's valuation