Houlihan Lokey Advises Axel Springer and Founders on Sale of finanzen.net Group to Inflexion
Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that KKR-backed Axel Springer has agreed to sell finanzen.net Group, Germany’s leading financial information and digital brokerage platform, to Inflexion, a premier European mid-market private equity firm. The founders of finanzen.net will invest alongside Inflexion, supporting the group’s next growth phase as a fully integrated, stand-alone company.
Founded in 2000, finanzen.net has evolved from a financial media platform into a comprehensive financial ecosystem that caters to a diverse range of investors across the DACH region. The group comprises finanzen.net, a leading capital markets information portal with more than 35 million monthly visits (IVW August 2024); finanzen.net ZERO, a fast-growing neobroker offering commission-free trading; and TraderFox, a news and software platform providing real-time trading tools for retail investors. This unique combination positions finanzen.net Group as the go-to platform for both market intelligence and investment execution.
With Inflexion as a new growth partner, finanzen.net Group will leverage the investor’s sector expertise to expand its offerings with additional savings and investment products, further strengthening its position in the DACH region as the preferred platform for investors, savers, and traders.
Jens Ohr and Peter Schille, founders of finanzen.net, commented, “This partnership with Inflexion is an exciting new phase for finanzen.net and will allow us to accelerate the growth of our business. We would like to thank Axel Springer for their support in transforming finanzen.net from a pure media brand into Germany’s leading financial ecosystem, and we look forward to working with Inflexion to take the company to the next level.”
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Axel Springer and the founders of finanzen.net.
The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals.
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