Houlihan Lokey Advises Maguar Capital

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Maguar Capital, the German tech investor specialising in small-cap and medium-sized B2B software companies, has acquired a majority stake in hsbcad, a leading provider of offsite wood construction software. This investment, which includes a significant rollover by existing shareholders, marks the fourth investment of Maguar Capital Fund II.

Based in Munich, Germany, Maguar Capital was founded in 2019 and focuses on small and medium-sized B2B software companies in the DACH and Benelux regions. With over 35 years of combined experience as software CEOs and more than 20 years in private equity, the Maguar Capital team brings extensive entrepreneurial and management expertise to its investments.

Founded in 1988, hsbcad is a pioneer in delivering advanced, toolset-based software solutions that integrate seamlessly with industry-standard platforms such as Autodesk’s Revit and AutoCAD. Headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, and supported by a team of more than 80 employees, the company’s innovative software enables its global customer base to streamline the design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) workflow, gain efficiency, optimise material usage, reduce errors, and meet project timelines in the offsite wood construction industry.

Houlihan Lokey provided debt advice on all commercial aspects of the financing transaction. Given Houlihan Lokey’s previous successes in advising software companies and its network of suitable lenders that are able to provide both the needed flexibility as well as adequate terms, a highly attractive, tailor-made, and flexible financing structure for hsbcad has been secured.

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