Goodwin has advised tax, audit, and transaction advisory platform atania (“atania”), a portfolio company of GREENPEAK Partners (“GREENPEAK”), on the financing of its partnership with LKC Group (“LKC”). The new partnership will further strengthen the joint positioning of both companies as a leading platform for tax advisory and audit services and will support LKC’s continued growth as part of atania Group.
LKC is an association comprising more than 30 companies with around 700 employees and is one of the leading providers of tax advisory and audit services in southern Germany. As part of the long-term strategic partnership with atania, LKC will continue to operate with its decentralized identity and strong client proximity. The three founders, Nicolas Kemper, Dr. Stefan Berz, and Dr. Franz-Stephan von Gronau, will continue to direct operations, while Nicolas Kemper will also join the atania leadership team.
atania is an independent platform initiated by GREENPEAK Partners for tax advisory, audit, transaction, transformation, and related services. Founded in 2025, the group primarily serves mid-sized companies in Germany and beyond.
GREENPEAK Partners is an investment firm specializing in building and developing mid-sized corporate groups with a proven track record. The company has extensive experience in founding, developing, and expanding industry leaders. Through its buy-and-build strategies, GREENPEAK aims to establish market-leading platforms with clearly aligned, sustainable interests and ambitious ESG principles. To date, GREENPEAK Partners has built an expanding number of established platforms with annual revenues of over 1 billion euros.
Goodwin’s transaction team consisted of Winfried Carli, Folko Moroni, Marius Garnatz Maskus, Anna Zoth, and Rina Omura (all Private Equity/Debt Finance, Munich).