Bond advises an international debt fund in financing Operando Partners for the purchase of a majority stake in the Aluca Group.

Acquisition finance
Corporate lending / treasury

The Aluca group has been established in 1993 and designs and manufactures in-vehicle equipment. Aluca's lightweight and durable in-vehicle equipment is produced in Germany. The Aluca group has subsidiaries in multiple countries, including the Netherlands and Austria.

Operando Partners is an industrial holding company that makes long-term investments in medium-sized companies on behalf of German entrepreneurs in order to help such companies develop into market leaders within their industry.

HF Private Debt is a Luxembourg-based private debt fund, with a primary focus on companies in German-speaking countries. HF Private Debt provides financing to small and medium-sized companies with a strong business model, in particular for the purpose of growth and business succession.

On this transaction, Bond worked together with the banking team of the Frankfurt office of an independent German law firm focused on corporate clients.