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KKR Invests in SmaXtec to Accelerate Global Growth

KKR Invests in SmaXtec to Accelerate Global Growth

KKR投資SmaXtec以加速全球貨幣增長
KKR & Co ·  01/16 05:00

Investment to Support Dairy Industry with Innovative Technology and Global Expansion

投資支持乳業與創新科技和全球擴張

London, UK & Graz, Austria – 16 January 2025 – smaXtec, a leading provider of agri-tech for the global dairy industry, today announced a growth investment led by global investment firm, KKR, alongside technology investor Highland Europe ("Highland"). Existing shareholder Sophora Unternehmerkapital ("Sophora") retained a minority stake in the business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

倫敦,英國及奧地利格拉茨 - 2025年1月16日 - smaXtec,全球乳業領先的農業科技提供商,今天宣佈了一項由全球投資公司KKR主導的增長投資,技術投資者Highland Europe("Highland")參與。現有股東Sophora Unternehmerkapital("Sophora")保留了該公司的少數股權。交易的財務條款未披露。

smaXtec is a leading monitoring platform that transforms dairy farming by enhancing efficiency and promoting animal health through its proprietary technology. The platform enables early disease detection, monitors fertility with heat detection, and reduces birth-related complications, all contributing to improved cow welfare and farm productivity.

smaXtec是一個領先的監測平台,通過其專有技術在提高效率和促進動物健康方面改變了乳製品養殖。該平台能夠早期檢測疾病,監測發情的配種,並減少與分娩相關的併發症,這些都有助於改善奶牛福利和農場生產力。

At the heart of smaXtec's innovation is the in-vivo bolus, a proprietary sensor placed inside a cow's stomach. This sensor provides real-time, accurate data, seamlessly integrated with a cloud-based, AI-powered analytics platform. Farmers can access actionable insights and alerts via remote monitoring, empowering them to make timely and informed decisions. Founded in 2009 in Graz, Austria, smaXtec has established a global presence, serving dairy farmers across Europe, North America, and Australia & New Zealand.

smaXtec創新的核心是體內膠囊,這是一種放置在奶牛胃中的專有傳感器。該傳感器提供實時、準確的數據,與基於雲的人工智能分析平台無縫集成。農民可以通過遠程監測訪問可操作的見解和警報,使他們能夠及時和有根據地做出決策。smaXtec成立於2009年,位於奧地利格拉茨,已在全球範圍內服務於歐洲、北美和澳洲及新西蘭的乳製品養殖者。

KKR's investment is to fuel smaXtec's product innovation and accelerate its international growth as the global dairy industry increasingly adopts digital tools to improve animal health. smaXtec expects to benefit from KKR's operational expertise, leveraging the firm's platform to scale as a leader in agricultural technology. Additionally, smaXtec will access KKR's extensive network of industry professionals, particularly in agriculture and technology, to strengthen its position as a pioneer in dairy farming solutions.

KKR的投資將推動smaXtec的產品創新,加速其國際增長,因爲全球乳業越來越多地採用數字工具來改善動物健康。smaXtec預計將受益於KKR的運營專業知識,利用該公司的平台作爲農業科技的領導者。額外地,smaXtec將能夠接觸到KKR廣泛的行業專業人士網絡,特別是在農業和科技領域,以增強其作爲乳製品養殖解決方案先驅的地位。

Stefan Scherer, CEO of smaXtec said: "smaXtec has emerged as the leading dairy cow health management system, revolutionizing the industry. Our system empowers thousands of farmers worldwide to achieve a true triple win: enhanced animal welfare, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and increased earnings. I am thrilled that KKR is able to ensure and accelerate our global growth, which has consistently doubled over the past five years. smaXtec consists of a competent and committed team that will achieve a lot in the future. I would like to thank them for our cooperation and look forward to the future."

smaXtec首席執行官Stefan Scherer表示:"smaXtec已成爲領先的奶牛健康管理系統,徹底改變了產業。我們的系統讓全球成千上萬的農民獲得真正的三贏:改善動物福利,減少溫室氣體排放,增加收益。我很高興KKR能夠確保並加速我們的全球增長,該增長在過去五年中持續翻倍。smaXtec擁有一支高效且充滿熱情的團隊,未來將會取得許多成就。我想感謝他們的合作,並期待未來。"

Marta Szczerba, Director in European Tech Growth at KKR, said: "smaXtec's technology has emerged as a disruptive force in the dairy industry, enabling farmers to significantly increase the efficiency of their operations. With a deeply engaged user base, high pace of product innovation and dedication to supporting its customers, smaXtec is well-positioned to continue to drive digitalization of the dairy sector globally. We are excited to support the next chapter of the company's growth story."

Marta Szczerba,KKR歐洲科技增長部的董事表示:「smaXtec的技術已成爲乳業中的顛覆性力量,使農民能夠顯著提高其運營效率。憑藉高度參與的用戶群體、高速的產品創新和對支持客戶的承諾,smaXtec在全球乳業數字化的推動中處於良好定位。我們很高興能支持公司成長故事的下一篇章。」

David Blyghton, General Partner at Highland Europe, added: "By providing real-time, actionable insights into herd health, smaXtec is empowering farmers across the globe to improve animal welfare, enhance productivity and drive operational sustainability. smaXtec's vision and product leadership in AI-powered dairy health monitoring is driving rapid revenue growth and global customer adoption - we're delighted to be part of the journey."

David Blyghton,Highland Europe的普通合夥人補充道:「通過提供實時、可操作的牧群健康洞察,smaXtec使全球農民能夠改善動物福利、提升生產力並推動運營可持續性。smaXtec在人工智能驅動的乳製品健康監測方面的願景和產品領導力正在推動營業收入的快速增長和全球客戶的採用——我們很高興成爲這一旅程的一部分。」

Benjamin Hubner, Managing Partner of Sophora, said: "We are excited to continue our partnership with smaXtec and join forces with KKR and Highland in the next phase of smaXtec's development. Over the past two years, smaXtec has consistently demonstrated its ability to drive innovation and create significant value for the dairy industry. By reinvesting, we reaffirm our confidence in smaXtec's disruptive technology and its potential to further transform the market globally."

Benjamin Hubner,Sophora的管理合夥人表示:「我們很高興繼續與smaXtec合作,並在smaXtec發展下一階段與KKR和Highland聯手。在過去的兩年中,smaXtec始終展現出其推動創新和爲乳業創造重大價值的能力。通過再投資,我們重申了對smaXtec顛覆性技術的信心及其進一步全球市場轉型的潛力。」

Today's announcement of KKR and Highland's investment in smaXtec is also a success story for the Styrian regional start-up ecosystem. From university spin-off to global success – smaXtec and Styria prove what a positive economic ecosystem can achieve.

今天KKR和Highland對smaXtec投資的公告也是斯蒂里亞區域初創生態系統的成功故事。從大學衍生公司到全球成功——smaXtec和斯蒂里亞證明了積極的經濟生態系統可以取得的成就。

KKR is making the investment in smaXtec primarily through its Next Generation Technology Growth Fund III, a fund dedicated to growth equity investment opportunities in the technology space. KKR has established a proven track record of supporting technology-focused growth companies, having invested over $21.6 billion in related investments since 2014 and built a dedicated global team of more than 35 investment professionals with deep technology growth equity expertise.

KKR主要通過其下一代科技增長基金III對smaXtec進行投資,該基金專注於科技領域的增長股權投資機會。自2014年以來,KKR在相關投資上已投資超過216億,並建立了一支由超過35名在科技增長股權方面具有深厚專業知識的投資專業人士組成的全球專注團隊。

William Blair & Company is acting as exclusive financial advisor to smaXtec. The transaction is still subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities.

威廉·布萊爾公司正在擔任smaXtec的獨家財務顧問。該交易仍需相關反壟斷機構的批准。

About smaXtec

關於smaXtec

smaXtec provides dairy farmers with the most advanced health monitoring system, designed to prevent diseases in cows, boost milk yields, improve animal welfare, and reduce methane emissions in milk production. By integrating cutting-edge AI technology, such as the TruAdvice system, smaXtec detects potential diseases long before they become clinical. This enables farmers to prevent most diseases altogether by applying milder and alternative treatments. The combination of accurate data and intelligent insights helps farmers around the world to optimize their operations, improve the efficiency of daily tasks and reduce antibiotic use. SMAXTEC is committed to enhancing the stability, sustainability and profitability of dairy farming globally. For more information, visit smaXtec.com.

smaXtec爲乳農提供最先進的健康監測系統,旨在預防奶牛疾病,提高牛奶產量,改善動物福利,並減少牛奶生產中的甲烷排放。通過整合尖端的人工智能科技,如TruAdvice系統,smaXtec可以在疾病變得臨牀之前很久就檢測到潛在疾病。這使得農民能夠通過應用更溫和和替代的治療方法來完全預防大多數疾病。準確數據與智能見解的結合幫助全球的農民優化其運營,改善日常任務的效率並減少抗生素使用。SMAXTEC致力於增強全球乳業的穩定性、可持續性和盈利能力。更多信息,請訪問smaXtec.com。

About KKR

關於KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR's insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR's website at . For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group, please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group's website at .

KKR是一家領先的全球投資公司,提供替代資產管理、資本市場及保險解決方案。KKR旨在通過採取耐心和紀律的投資方法,吸引世界一流人才,並支持其投資組合公司和社區的增長,來產生有吸引力的投資回報。KKR贊助投資基金,投資於股權投資、信用和實物資產,並擁有管理對沖基金的戰略合作伙伴。KKR的保險子公司在全球大西洋金融集團的管理下,提供養老、壽險和再保險產品。提及KKR的投資可能包括其贊助基金和保險子公司的活動。如需有關KKR & Co. Inc.(紐交所代碼:KKR)的更多信息,請訪問KKR的網站。如需有關全球大西洋金融集團的更多信息,請訪問全球大西洋金融集團的網站。

About Highland Europe

關於高地歐洲

Highland Europe invests in exceptional growth-stage technology and consumer companies. Formally launched in 2012, Highland Europe has raised over €2.75 billion and has invested in companies such as Adjust, AMCS, Camunda, ContentSquare, Deepki, Descartes Underwriting, GetYourGuide, Featurespace, Finbourne, Huel, ME+EM, Nexthink, Nothing, Oritain, PVcase, SoSafe, Supermetrics and Zwift. Highland's collective history of investments across the US, Europe and China includes 45+ IPOs, 150+ M&A exits and 40 billion-dollar-plus companies.

高地歐洲投資於卓越的成長階段科技和消費公司。正式成立於2012年,高地歐洲已籌集超過27.5億歐元,並投資於Adjust、AMCS、Camunda、ContentSquare、Deepki、Descartes Underwriting、GetYourGuide、Featurespace、Finbourne、Huel、ME+Em、Nexthink、Nothing、Oritain、PVcase、SoSafe、Supermetrics和Zwift等公司。高地在美國、歐洲和中國的投資歷史包括45+已上市新股、150+併購退出和超過400億美金的公司。

About Sophora Unternehmerkapital

關於Sophora Unternehmerkapital

Sophora Unternehmerkapital, based in Munich, is an independent and owner-managed investment company with a focus on medium-sized companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sophora consists of an interdisciplinary team of entrepreneurs with many years of experience in the investment business and as founders and Managing Directors of companies. As a value-creating partner of entrepreneurs and management teams of medium-sized companies, Sophora provides strategic and operational know-how as well as a comprehensive network of experts and flexible capital in order to jointly discover and develop potentials. For additional information about Sophora, please visit Sophora's website at .

Sophora Unternehmerkapital位於慕尼黑,是一家獨立的、以所有者管理的投資公司,專注於德國、奧地利和瑞士的中型企業。Sophora擁有一個跨學科的團隊,成員爲在投資業務和擔任公司創始人及董事總經理方面具有多年經驗的企業家。作爲中型企業的企業家和管理團隊的價值創造夥伴,Sophora提供戰略和運營的專業知識,以及廣泛的專家網絡和靈活的資本,以共同探索和開發潛力。有關Sophora的更多信息,請訪問Sophora的網站。

smaXtec

smaXtec

smaXtec animal care GmbH

smaXtec動物護理有限公司

Stefanie Murauer

斯特凡妮·穆勞爾

+43 664 88440916

+43 664 88440916

press@smaxtec.com

press@smaxtec.com

KKR

KKR

FGS Global

FGS Global

Alastair Elwen / Jack Shelley

阿拉斯泰爾·埃爾溫 / 傑克·謝利

+44 20 7251 3801

+44 20 7251 3801

KKR-LON@fgsglobal.com

KKR-LON@fgsglobal.com

Sophora Unternehmerkapital

索福拉企業資金

Sophora Unternehmerkapital GmbH
Melaine Louis
info@sophora.de

索福拉企業資金有限公司
梅萊娜·路易斯
info@sophora.de

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