POELLATH advises Ingentis’ management team on Carlyle’s majority stake
Ingentis Group, based in Nuremberg since 1997, has completed the entry of Carlyle Europe Technology Partners V Fund as part of a transaction with global investment firm Carlyle. The previous majority investor, Maguar Capital Partners, sold its shares to Carlyle. As part of the transaction, the existing management team of Ingentis has reinvested and will continue to lead the company.
Ingentis develops software solutions for org charts, org design, and org analytics which enable companies to continuously improve their organizational effectiveness and performance. The company is currently active in over 50 countries and serves more than 2,000 customers worldwide. Joachim Rotzinger has been CEO since 2022. Maguar Capital invested in Ingentis in 2021.
Carlyle is a global investment firm with well-established industry expertise. It invests private capital in global private equity, global credit and Carlyle AlpInvest. Carlyle employs more than 2,300 people in 29 offices on four continents. As of March 31, 2025, Carlyle had USD 453 billion in assets under management.
POELLATH provided comprehensive legal and tax advice to the Ingentis management team in connection with the transaction:
- Dr. Barbara Koch-Schulte (partner, management participation, M&A/PE, tax)
- Dr. Michael de Toma (senior associate, management participation, M&A/PE, tax)
- Ute Forster (associate, management participation, M&A/PE, tax)
POELLATH played a dual role in this transaction: A team led by Munich-based partner Otto Haberstock advised the founders on legal and tax matters, as it did on the entry of investor Maguar in 2021.
