The Clearwater team advised Equistone on its sale of a majority share in ROTH Group, a leading Swiss provider of structural fire protection, to Patrimonium.
ROTH Group, headquartered in Gerlafingen, Switzerland, was founded in 2001 and today, with around 450 employees, is a leading supra-regional specialist provider of comprehensive solutions in the areas of passive fire protection and insulation as well as related services for the construction industry. These include consulting, planning and installation services as well as long-term maintenance services for large infrastructure projects and for public and private buildings. ROTH's customers include an established and extensive network of general and building contractors, installers, architects and companies specializing in construction and building technology as well as industrial and retail companies.
Equistone acquired a majority stake in the ROTH Group in September 2016 and has driven the organic and strategic growth of the Swiss technology leader in recent years through a total of three add-on acquisitions. Patrimonium's investment is now intended to exploit new market synergies and leverage long-term growth opportunities. The operational structure of the company is to remain unchanged.
Patrimonium Asset Management AG, is the parent company of Patrimonium Private Equity Advisors AG. Patrimonium offers Swiss qualified and international professional investors investment opportunities in the private markets in the categories of real estate, private debt, private equity and infrastructure. Patrimonium is mainly active in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.