Houlihan Lokey Advises Paragon Partners
Paragon Partners has sold WEKA Media and Deubner
Sellside Advisor
Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Paragon Partners has sold WEKA Media and Deubner. The transaction closed on 11 August 2025.
Founded in 2004 and based in Munich, Germany, Paragon Partners is one of the leading independent middle-market private equity firms in the German-speaking region. In 2020, Paragon Partners acquired the WEKA Group directly from the family of the founder, Werner Mützel. Since the acquisition, Paragon Partners and management have continuously developed the various WEKA brands further to strengthen their expert positioning in regulatory-driven fields and have expanded the digital solution offering significantly.
WEKA Media is a long-standing and leading provider of digital workflow products, content-enabled software, and compliance-driven e-learning solutions that address knowledge management requirements in highly regulated fields. WEKA offers its solution portfolio to the following focus verticals: environment, health, and safety; building and construction; and corporate and public solutions.
Deubner provides digital, AI-enabled, and educational services for legal and tax advisory professionals. Deubner’s portfolio includes key services such as TaxPertise and Tax KI (AI Solution)—both digital services for tax advisors to increase scalability and efficiency—as well as Deubner Academy (from expert seminars to e-learning) and Taxflix (e-learning platform for advanced training targeting tax advisors and office staff).
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive sellside advisor to Paragon Partners, assisting in preparing and managing the transaction.
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