The investment marks the first step in a buy-and-build strategy to create a category leader in this essential and highly fragmented sector.
Ralf Schremper
Partner
Infravadis
Key facts
>€25 bn
European UIM market
20%
Long-term growth per annum
The company’s ambition is to become Europe’s first tech-enabled UIM leader by combining operational excellence with a scalable, digital-first approach.
Our Investment
As its first acquisition, Infravadis has acquired a majority stake in Frankfurt-based Abfluss Schäfer Group (“AS”), a market leader in sewage cleaning, pipe inspection and repair services.
Following this first acquisition, Infravadis is now focused on expanding its regional footprint in Germany and is actively pursuing a deep M&A pipeline. Oakley will support Infravadis by leveraging its expertise in buy-and-build strategies and helping to develop and scale the platform.
We’re excited to join forces with Oakley Capital. Their experience and resources will help us scale Infravadis into Europe’s first tech-enabled UIM platform. We see significant opportunity to accelerate our expansion across Germany.
Axel Gränitz
Incoming Chair — Infravadis
Market Dynamics
Infravadis operates in an essential, non cyclical market forecast to grow at c.5% p.a. over the next 2 years. This growth is underpinned by aging infrastructure, increased performance requirements and growing regulation to keep up with the impact of urbanisation and climate change. Infravadis is well positioned for further consolidation in Germany and beyond in this growing and highly fragmented market.
