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The European Private-Equity company EMZ Partners has entered into a binding contract to acquire a stake in Ankerkraut GmbH
Ankerkraut is well known since they pitched in the German version of the American ABC-Show “Shark Tank”
broadcasted in Germany as “Die Höhle der Löwen” (Dragons’ Den)
the management team of Ankerkraut also becomes a shareholder
The founding family Lemcke remains the majority owner of the business and the incumbent minority shareholders Frank Thelen and Matthias Knälmann stay on board
Ankerkraut was founded in 2013 and has since become the “Love Brand“ and #1 Challenger in the German spice market
Headquartered in Jesteburg it operates offices and production facilities in Hamburg
gift sets and plans to expand into sauces in the near future
Ankerkraut’s products are 100% free of flavour enhancers
Next to its conventional segment Ankerkraut offers a broad assortment of organic products which is expected to grow strongly in future
”We are impressed by the historical development of Ankerkraut and are delighted to become a part of Ankerkraut’s future
The culture of Ankerkraut lived by its founders Stefan and Anne Lemcke as well as the managers Timo Haas and Alexander Schwoch is unique and it is our highest concern to preserve it
We are looking forward to working together with the whole Ankerkraut team and the other shareholders”
adds: ”We are delighted to have attracted EMZ as future partner of Ankerkraut
Carlsquare’s team around Michael Moritz has identified the ideal investor and the collaboration over the past weeks was characterised by fairness and respect
We are convinced that EMZ is the right partner for the successful future development of Ankerkraut“