Skip to main content

Rautenberg & Company advises Allgeier SE on the acquisition of selected divisions of Ciber, Inc.

The team around Arndt Rautenberg and Jens Moritz advised the Management Board of Allgeier SE on the acquisition of selected divisions of Ciber, Inc.. The signing took place on February 3, 2017.

Allgeier SE and Ciber, Inc., headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, have reached an agreement today to combine their activities in the German market for SAP Consulting Services and SAP Managed Services. To this end, Ciber is selling its German companies, namely Ciber AG based in Heidelberg and Ciber Managed Services GmbH based in Freiburg, to Allgeier Enterprise Services AG. In addition, Ciber France SAS based in Entzheim, France, and major parts of the operations, including the customer relationships and employees of Ciber Danmark A/S headquartered in Brøndby, Denmark, will be transferred, along with the software solution Ciber Compliance Suite for SAP Systems.

Allgeier will combine the acquired Ciber entities with its own existing SAP business in Allgeier Consulting Services GmbH based in Kronberg and Allgeier Midmarket Services GmbH based in Freiburg under the umbrella of Allgeier Enterprise Services AG.

The purchase price of the shares and assets acquired from Ciber amounts up to EUR 8 million. Part of the purchase price is contingent on the economic performance of the organization unit created through the process in 2017 and 2018. The transaction will take place once approval has been obtained from the antitrust authorities.

Ciber has found Allgeier as a competent and powerful partner to further and expand the business with major domestic and international companies as well as mid-sized companies at the high end of the market in Germany, France and Denmark. Allgeier is strengthening its Enterprise Services business and reinforcing its position as a leading full service provider of SAP Enterprise Services.

The Rautenberg & Company team advised and supported the buyer during the entire process, in particular through the preparation of the commercial due diligence and the development of an integrated business plan.

Quick Facts

  • Date
    • February 2017
  • Allgeier SE
    • Leading IT-solutions provider for digital transformation
    • Comprehensive solution and service portfolio as one-stop-shop with more than 6,100 employees and 1,300 freelancers
    • Revenue of EUR 445 million (2015, ongoing operations)
  • Ciber, Inc.
    • Global IT consulting, services and outsourcing company
    • Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA, and listed on the NYSE
    • Revenue of USD 787 million (2015) and more than 5,500 employees
  • Deal Size
    • Depending on the economic performance of the newly created unit
  • Services
    • Commercial due diligence and support of Allgeier SE in the development of an integrated business plan including all synergies
  • Team
    • Arndt Rautenberg, Managing Partner
    • Jens Moritz, Managing Partner
    • Gero Steinröder, Director
    • Eike Büllingen, Senior Associate
    • Kurt Weise, Associate

Get in touch with our colleagues who led this transaction and discuss how we can support you.

Transactions: Software & IT

  • Rautenberg & Company advises TestSolutions on the acquisition of ASQA Software Quality Assurance GmbH.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises INVISION and PINOVA on the acquisition of Utimaco TS GmbH
  • Rautenberg & Company advises the shareholders of nicos AG on the sale of nicos Group to Xantaro Group, a portfolio company of KKA Partners.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises Oakley Capital on the acquisition of vitroconnect.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises the owners of TestSolutions on the sale to Patrimonium Private Equity.
  • Rautenberg & Company advised SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa GmbH on the acquisition of BridgingIT GmbH.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises FUNKE Digital GmbH on the acquisition of Baseplus DIGITAL MEDIA GmbH.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises Smile Group and Keensight Capital on the acquisition of creativestyle GmbH.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises secunet Security Networks AG on the acquisition of SysEleven GmbH.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises Allgeier SE on the acquisition of a majority stake in Evora Group.
  • Rautenberg & Company advises Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG on the sale of Docufy GmbH to Elvaston Capital Management.
  • Rautenberg Moritz & Co. advises HiQ and Triton Partners on the acquisition of Scandio.
  • Rautenberg Moritz & Co. advises MCL and One Equity Partners on the acquisition of VINTIN Group.
  •  Rautenberg Moritz & Co. advises Protection One Group on the acquisition of ela Werder Sicherheitssysteme.
  • Rautenberg Moritz & Co. advises S21sec on the sale of the ATM cybersecurity platform Lookwise Device Manager (LDM) to Auriga.
  • Rautenberg Moritz & Co. advises the shareholder on the sale of it.sec to Swiss IT Security Group.
  •  Rautenberg Moritz & Co. advises PARAGON PARTNERS on the Value Creation and Sale Process of German Customer Dialogue Specialist dtms digicom.
  •  Rautenberg & Company advises Maxburg Capital Partners on the investment in Securepoint.
  •  Rautenberg & Company advises Allgeier on the acquisition of iQuest.
  •  Rautenberg & Company advises Allgeier on the acquisition of Objectiva Software Solutions, Inc.
  •  Rautenberg & Company advises capiton AG on the acquisition of Swiss IT-security specialist ISPIN AG.
  •  Rautenberg & Company advises Allgeier SE on the acquisition of selected divisions of Ciber, Inc.
  •  Rautenberg & Company advises iT-CUBE SYSTEMS on the acquisition by SecureLink / Investcorp.
  •  Rautenberg & Company advises EMERAM Capital Partners on the acquisition of diva-e Digital Value Enterprise.