Brownstone Partners advised the management of BauWatch Group in connection with a management equity program as part of the sale of the group from Haniel to The Carlyle Group and CVC DIF.

BauWatch is the European market leader in technology-enabled remote video surveillance solutions. Headquartered in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, BauWatch helps safeguard large-scale construction projects and important infrastructure such as power plants and substations, renewable energy assets and other key assets through an integrated platform combining remote video surveillance, AI-enabled monitoring and 24/7 alarm response services.

Haniel is a German family equity company headquartered in Duisburg-Ruhrort since its founding in 1756 and manages a diversified portfolio pursuing a long-term investment strategy as a 100 percent family-owned holding.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across its business segments and has currently about USD485 billion of assets under management.

CVC DIF is a leading global mid-market infrastructure equity fund manager. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, CVC DIF has approximately EUR25bn of infrastructure assets under management in energy transition, transport, utilities and digitalization.

Brownstone Partners focuses on legal advice to management teams in the context of Buy-Out situations, M&A as well as corporate advice.