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JULY 28, 2026
VIA Equity acquires evasys
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evasys
evasys provides automated web-based survey and examination software for higher education, healthcare, and public sector organizations across 20 countries.
OwnershipPE-backed
InvestorsDRS Investment SE, Witte Technology
Headcount60+ FTEs
HeadquartersLüneburg, Germany
Leadership
Boy Hengstmann, CEO and Geschäftsführer
Sell-side advisorMCF Corporate Finance; MCF Corporate Finance (with D.A. Davidson Equity Capital Markets)
Advisor team
Ivo Polten, Partner (MCF Corporate Finance)
Felix Pablo Hidalgo, Vice President (MCF Corporate Finance)
Björn-Ole Aderma (MCF Corporate Finance)
Ivo Polten, Partner (MCF Corporate Finance (with D.A. Davidson Equity Capital Markets))
Felix Pablo Hidalgo, Vice President (MCF Corporate Finance (with D.A. Davidson Equity Capital Markets))
Björn-Ole Aderma (MCF Corporate Finance (with D.A. Davidson Equity Capital Markets))
ACQUIRER
VIA Equity
Northern European private equity firm investing in software and IT services companies, focusing on buyouts of profitable SMBs in the Nordic countries and DACH region
Ownership
HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
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Buy-side advisor
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