LIGHTING

Even if people often only perceive it subconsciously, lighting is omnipresent in our daily lives and the essential solutions are as diverse as the companies active in the sector. Due to the fundamental change from conventional lighting to efficient LEDs, the industry has undergone a paradigm shift over the last decade which continues to have an impact today. There are almost unlimited fields of lighting applications: from designer luminaires for interiors, decorative architectural and store lighting, high-performance lighting for streets, public spaces and facilities to robust industrial products and finally for special applications such as medical technology, signal systems, tunnels and automobiles.

Selected Sub-sectors:
> Consumer
> Professional Outdoor/Indoor (Industrial, shop, architectural etc.)
> Special Purpose (Medicine, signage, niche, automotive)
> Components (Lamps, engines etc.)

Light is increasingly recognized as having an impact on people’s sense of well-being and security. This is made clear by trends, such as the so-called “Human Centric Lighting”. At the same time, the still highly fragmented industry, with many niche providers, has to face the challenges of global competition and increasing customer requirements.

In the meantime, Aquin has become the leading M&A advisory firm in the European lighting industry through a large number of accompanied lighting transactions (15 to date) and has more M&A experience than any other competitor throughout Europe. The intensive cooperation with our Senior Advisor Dr. Kurt Gerl, a former member of Osram’s Management Board, confirms Aquin’s lighting expertise and creates added value for every project. Through our extensive network, we are personally acquainted with almost all decision makers in the industry, and therefore represent our clients optimally throughout the M&A process.