Tacton acquires Lumo Graphics with GvW Graf von Westphalen
The worldwide leading provider of highly developed product configurations, Tacton Systems in Sweden, is making purchases in Germany. Upon acquiring Lumo Graphics, the company can completely offer visual 3D solutions for Configure Price Quote (CPQ) from a single source. The parties agreed to maintain confidentiality about the transaction volume.
Lumo Graphics located in Karlsruhe is a leading solutions provider for 3D real time visualization for product configuration. Companies such as Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz busses, Setra, Stryker and Karl Storz use these solutions of Lumo Graphics to accelerate their selling processes.
Tacton makes it radically more simple to configure, lay out and sell complex products with its solution for Configure Price Quote (CPQ). Customers such as ABB, Siemens, GE Healthcare, Yaskawa and Caterpillar Engines use the software of the company which is located in Stockholm.
GvW advised Tacton under the leadership of the Frankfurter partners Dr Marco Zessel (M&A, Corporate) with a team consisting of Dr Frank Tschesche (partner, tax law), Christof Kleinmann (partner, employment law), Karsten Kujath (employment law, associated partner), Dr Daniel Komo (corporate), Lars-Olaf Leskovar (tax law), Ming Yi (corporate), Dr Bettina Buddenberg (real estate) and Jörn Bordeaux (IP/IT). Tacton was also advised by the Swedish M&A-partner Robert Kullgren (Wistrand Advokatbyrå).
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