Main Capital Partners announces its acquisition of German logistics software player EIKONA AG
Main Capital Partners announces the acquisition of a majority stake in EIKONA AG (“EIKONA”), a German provider of modular logistics software.
EIKONA was previously owned by the pan-European logistics group Schäflein and its founder Manuel Drescher. The transaction is part of a strategic realignment of EIKONA, in which the founder and management will retain a permanent stake in the company to ensure continuity and stability for customers and partners.
Founded in Volkach in 2001, EIKONA is supported by a team of around one hundred specialists who develop modular software solutions for the logistics industry. With its comprehensive logistics suite, the company now serves more than 350 customers throughout Europe.
More than fifty million logistics shipments and transactions are processed annually via the EIKONA platform, underscoring the solution’s central role in European supply chains. Long-standing partners include noteworthy logistics networks such as IDS, NG.Network, and CargoLine, European logistics groups such as Kühne und Nagel and Rhenus, and major industrial customers such as BMW.
At the heart of the EIKONA approach is a platform that creates transparency and connectivity in increasingly complex supply chains. The EIKONA Enterprise Platform serves as a central data layer for logistics networks and enables interoperability between different systems and participants. The highly fragmented IT market in the cargo and network delivery logistics sector often prevents end-to-end process chains. EIKONA positions itself here as a neutral integration layer that reduces technical breaks, standardizes data, and enables a common view of transport processes.
Main Capital Partners has an established track record in successfully building and scaling software companies and supporting their international expansion. Together with the management team, Main aims to further strengthen EIKONA’s position as an innovative provider of interoperable logistics solutions and to tap into additional growth opportunities across Europe.
EIKONA occupies a key position in a market that is poised for further professionalization and integration."
Sven van Berge Henegouwen, Managing Partner and Head of DACH at Main, stated: “EIKONA occupies a key position in a market that is poised for further professionalization and integration. The Enterprise Platform offers a structural approach to better data and process networking in logistics networks. We see considerable potential to work with management to develop the company into a pan-European provider of networked logistics software.”
Manuel Drescher (founder of EIKONA) and Bastian Späth (CEO of EIKONA), explained: “The transaction is a significant step forward for EIKONA in the further development of the company. The demands on logistics networks are constantly increasing, and interoperable systems are becoming increasingly important. With Main, we have a partner who supports the strategic expansion of our platform and our European expansion. The fact that the founders and management will remain involved on a permanent basis is a clear signal of continuity to our customers and partners.”
Achim Schäflein, Chairman of the Board of Schäflein AG, added: “EIKONA has successfully supported our group of companies for many years and provided important impulses. With Main Capital Partners, an experienced and strong partner is now taking over, ensuring EIKONA’s continued strategic development and growth trajectory. For Schäflein, this step is a deliberate and consistent decision to further strengthen our core business. At the same time, we look forward to continuing our partnership with EIKONA as a reliable technology provider and to successfully collaborating in our day-to-day operations.”
EIKONA is a German software company headquartered in Volkach. The company has been developing modular software solutions for the logistics industry since 2001 and supports over 350 customers with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions designed to improve transparency, efficiency, and collaboration in complex supply chains.
Schäflein is a family-run logistics service provider with around 2,500 employees and 36 locations in Germany, Austria, and Poland. The company offers transport, contract logistics, container logistics, and value-added services, operating over 500,000 m² of logistics space.
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