Driving the digital transition: Deutsche Beteiligungs AG invests in UNITY AG, the leading management consultancy for innovation and transformation

EQS-News: Deutsche Beteiligungs AG / Key word(s): Investment Driving the digital transition: Deutsche Beteiligungs AG invests in UNITY AG, the leading management consultancy for innovation and transformation 06.08.2024 / 10:00 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Driving the digital transition: Deutsche Beteiligungs AG invests in UNITY AG, the leading management consultancy for innovation and transformation

• Ideal addition to DBAG’s portfolio
• UNITY AG focuses on issues critical to evolve clients’ business models
• Broad client base of DAX 40 companies and mid-sized enterprises, covering a wide range of industries and activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (“DACH” region) and international hubs
• Organic and strategic M&A transactions boost attractive growth opportunities

Frankfurt/Main, 6 August 2024. Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (“DBAG”) is investing in UNITY AG – Aktiengesellschaft für Unternehmensführung und Informationstechnologie (“UNITY AG”), a leading management consultancy that specialises in technology consulting and digital transformation processes. A fund advised by DBAG will acquire a controlling interest in UNITY AG. UNITY Innovation Alliance, the current sole shareholder owned by its founders and employees, will hold an almost equal interest in economic terms post-closing. With UNITY AG employees also investing directly into UNITY AG as part of the transaction, the structure will provide for a of strongly aligned shareholder group. The transaction, which still requires approval from antitrust authorities, is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2024. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the sale.

Holistic consulting approach for sustainable success

UNITY AG is ranked number 14 on the list of most important management consultancies in Germany published by renowned Lünendonk List in 2024. The company offers a comprehensive range of services to clients such as AIRBUS, GEA, Lufthansa Technik, Mercedes-Benz, Miele, and the University Hospital in Cologne. Almost 400 staff at 14 locations support UNITY AG’s clients in successfully mastering the challenges of digitalisation and sustainability and turning them into opportunities, generating revenue in excess of 72 million euros in 2023^[1]. Traditional, silo-based consulting approaches are not sufficient to tackle the complex challenges of digital transformation projects. Exactly this is where UNITY AG's consulting approach is different. The company leverages the experience it has gained over hundreds of successful projects for its clients, combined with the innovative power of continuously developing and fine-tuning competencies and consulting approaches. The strength of this strategy is evident in the company's growth momentum: over recent years. UNITY AG has grown at an average of 13 per cent per annum, significantly outperforming the overall market in Germany (which grew at approximately 7 per cent).