Unzer acquires leading technical network operator Lavego

Alongside its standard business, Lavego also processes transactions from technically challenging niche markets, such as petrol stations and vending machines. Sincethe companywas established just under 30 years ago, the team around founder Florian Gohlke has often remained one step ahead of the competition. For example, Lavegoemploys a dedicated team of developers to create the software needed for processing transactions in-house. They are currently preparing for nexo standards certification. As part of the transaction, Gohlke has acquired a significant stake in Unzer. "We aredelighted that Lavego has decided to go with Unzer and that we can now work together in driving projects forward. The company is clearly highly innovative and effective, as well as boasting outstanding technical knowledge and understanding. Together with his team, Florian has developed a platform that fits our needs perfectly and allows us to bring terminals on board more quickly, as well as expand into other European countries more easily. We believe the cooperation will lead to guaranteed growth," comments Dr. Axel Rebien, Co-CEO at Unzer. Florian Gohlke, founder and CEO at Lavego, adds: "We are truly proud to have Unzer on board at Lavego. The entire team has really achieved something great in the last few years with the PaySphere platform. The synergiesthat we can now utilise together are simply unparalleled. I look forward to the power that a company such as Unzer brings to the table and feel confident that we will enjoy excellent growth together.”

About Unzer

Unzer is a fast growing, innovative and modular platform for international payment transactions. Companies of all sizes and from all sectors rely on the data-driven, secure and perfectly tailored solutions to help them drive growth – whether online, mobile or at the point of sale. The modules, which are easy to integrate, cover the entire spectrum of payment management: from processing of various payment types, through automated analytics of customer behaviour and requirements, all the way up to integrativerisk management. Unzer was founded in 2003 as "heidelpay". As one of the pioneers in the sector, the company has repeatedly introduced groundbreaking innovations in and around transaction management over the course of the last 17 years. Over 600 payment experts and tech enthusiasts throughout Europe today work on helping retailers achieve sustainable growth in a dynamic market. KKR has been the majority shareholder in Unzer since 2020.

About LAVEGO

LAVEGO AG is a network operator for electronic cash and a payment institution officially authorised by Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Since 2003, LAVEGO has been predominantly operating in technically challenging niche markets, such as petrol stations and vending machines. All of the systems employed to process transactions have been developed in-house and are based on the latest technology. Alongside pure clearing of payment transactions, LAVEGO also offers a whole host of additional services, which are used both by partners and customers.