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Wiit — M&A Activity 2022
Sep 5, 2022
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M&A Activity
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Lansol Acquistion
September 2022
In a nutshell
WIIT, through its 100% owned subsidiary, acquires LANSOL for 18M euro of Enterprise Value corresponding to an implicit multiple of 9x 2022 EBITDA, before expected yearly synergies of 1M euro
Leader of PAAS (Platform As A Service) solutions in Germany
6,6 M€ 2022 Revenues 2 M€ 2022 EBITDA(30%) 1,6 M€ 2022 EBIT(24%) 15% CAGR (2019-2022)
WIIT & M&A
YTD M&A Journey
Germany
Revenues 51.8 M€ 50.3% of Group Revenues
EBITDA 18.6 M€ 50.7% of Group EBITDA
KEY FY2021 FIGURES BY COUNTRY
Source: WIIT 2021 Proforma Highlights
After a successful acquisition and integration of ERP tech in Italy, Germany continues to represent a key area for organic and M&A growth
M&A STRATEGY: EUROPE IS OUR HOME
Profile
- I. Cloud players with a business model comparable to WIIT and multiannual contracts schemes
- II. IT players which can be considered part of the current WIIT Value Chain (for instance Datacenter, Cloud IaaS), have a client base suitable to an up-selling strategy and possibly multiannual contracts
- III. Strong tech capabilities to facilitate growth of talents (HR) and value added services
EUROPE (DE, ITA, FR, CH, NORDICS)
Market share + Growth boost + Synergies
LANSOL is a perfect pairing…
LANSOL deal at a glance
Highlights
LANSOL is the leading provider in Germany for PAAS (Platform As A Service) solutions for the tax & accounting industry and other verticals, in line with the high added-value proposition already present in Italy
6,6 M€ 2022 Revenues 2 M€ 2022 EBITDA(30%) 1,6 M€ 2022 EBIT(24%) 15% CAGR (2019-2022)
98% recurring revenues Contract > 36 months
- 600 clients PAAS Offering FOCUS ON VERTICALS 24 Employees MULTIPLIER/INDIRECT CHANNEL
REASONS WHY
EXPANSION/ CONSOLIDATION IN GERMANY This acquisition constitutes an opportunity of further consolidation of the German market on all the possible dimensions: from revenues and profitability to human skills and geographical positioning in a very reach district in terms of opportunities
BUSINESS MODEL / GO TO MARKET
LANSOL will open a new way to approach the German market (ISVs and indirect channel in general) as Etaeria did in Italy in 2019…perfect match for wiit search…
STILL ACTRACTIVE MULTPLE
The multiple used for EV calculation is a little bit higher than our usual average but still very attractive, especially post cost synergies and considering that LANSOL is a PAAS provider, namely a company already with high value services
COST
SYNERGIES Strong synergies expected also in this acquisition
Cost Synergies Other Synergies
Data center Consolidation
Lay-offs
Strong efficiencies on purchase costs 1M (per year)
Skills
Business Model
STRUCTURE & FINANCING
The deal will be finalized using the Company liquidity without any new debt or capital increase
WIIT will acquire 100% of the company trough the 100% owned myLoc.
STAY TUNED…
DACH Region has still lot to give to our story
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