VIA equity acquires evasys

● PLATFORM | EDUCATION · Higher Education

JULY 28, 2026

VIA Equity acquires evasys (DRS Investment SE)

TARGET

evasys provides automated web-based survey and examination software for higher education, healthcare, and public sector organizations across 20 countries.

Ownership	PE-backed · DRS Investment SE (prior owner); DRS Investment SE, Witte Technology
Headcount	60+ FTEs
Headquarters	Lüneburg, Germany
Leadership	Boy Hengstmann, CEO and Geschäftsführer
Sell-side advisor	MCF Corporate Finance; 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)

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

Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark
Deal team	Sebastian Maciejewski
Buy-side advisor	—

Advisor team

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))

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VIA equity -> evasys  (2026-09-18)
buyout | Education | announced
Target: evasys provides automated web-based survey and examination software for higher education, healthcare, and public sector organizations across 20 countries.
Website: evasys.de | Buyer site: viaequity.com
HQ: Lüneburg, Germany | Ownership: pe-backed | Seller: DRS Investment SE
Advisors - Sell-side: MCF Corporate Finance; D.A. Davidson Equity Capital Markets
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/via-equity-evasys.html

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