{"id":5170,"date":"2018-09-05T13:53:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T11:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/v4\/2020\/10\/08\/fiber-optic-sensing-specialist-fbgs-group-receives-growth-financing-for-further-business-expansion\/"},"modified":"2020-11-03T13:18:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T12:18:05","slug":"fiber-optic-sensing-specialist-fbgs-group-receives-growth-financing-for-further-business-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/2018-en\/fiber-optic-sensing-specialist-fbgs-group-receives-growth-financing-for-further-business-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiber optic sensing specialist FBGS Group receives growth-financing for further business expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"
FBGS Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies GmbH \u2013 a lead\u00ading sup\u00adplier of advanced fiber-optic sens\u00ading solu\u00adtions and com\u00adpo\u00adnents based on Fiber Bragg Grat\u00adings (FBG) tech\u00adnol\u00adogy \u2014 has secured a sin\u00adgle-digit mil\u00adlion growth financing.<\/strong><\/div>\n
X2 Equity, a lead\u00ading investor in growth stage high-tech com\u00adpa\u00adnies, is being joined by exist\u00ading investors bm|t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen and Xen\u00adics dur\u00ading the financ\u00ading round. The pro\u00adceeds from this round will enable FBGS to fur\u00adther develop its sys\u00adtems solu\u00adtions offer\u00adings, to expand and auto\u00admate its sen\u00adsor man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading capac\u00adity in Jena and to build sales oper\u00ada\u00adtions and chan\u00adnels in key Asian growth regions such as China. Marc Sper\u00adschnei\u00adder will rep\u00adre\u00adsent X2 Equity on the Board of FBGS. \u201e<\/span>With X2 Equity we won a new investor that not only sup\u00adports us finan\u00adcially, but also brings vast expe\u00adri\u00adence in entre\u00adpre\u00adneur\u00adship and in scal\u00ading tech\u00adnol\u00adogy busi\u00adnesses, fur\u00adther pro\u00advid\u00ading us with com\u00adple\u00admen\u00adtary oper\u00ada\u00adtional resources and sup\u00adport\u201d, empha\u00adsized Dr. Eric Lind\u00adner, CEO of FBGS. \u201e<\/span>X2 Equity invests in tech\u00adnol\u00adogy com\u00adpa\u00adnies serv\u00ading advanced indus\u00adtrial mar\u00adkets with test and mea\u00adsure\u00adment being a strate\u00adgic seg\u00adment for invest\u00adment. The com\u00admit\u00adted FBGS Team, their unique in-house devel\u00adoped FBG sens\u00ading tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, and the suc\u00adcess\u00adful first deploy\u00adments of their FBG sens\u00ading solu\u00adtions into many chal\u00adleng\u00ading cus\u00adtomer envi\u00adron\u00adments con\u00advinced us to invest in the com\u00adpany. We see a bright future and exten\u00adsive cus\u00adtomer oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for FBGS solu\u00adtions in high-end cus\u00adtomer mar\u00adkets\u201d, stated Marc Sper\u00adschnei\u00adder, CEO of X2 Equity. \u201cWe are look\u00ading for\u00adward to actively sup\u00adport\u00ading the FBGS team.\u201d \u201c<\/span>For us it is a great plea\u00adsure to see how FBGS has con\u00adtin\u00adu\u00adously devel\u00adoped. The new invest\u00adment pro\u00advides the com\u00adpany with a solid basis for fur\u00adther growth\u201d, added Stephan Beier, Chair\u00adman of the Board of FBGS and Invest\u00adment Man\u00adager at bm|t. Ham\u00adple\u00adton Part\u00adners, the inter\u00adna\u00adtional merg\u00aders and acqui\u00adsi\u00adtions and cor\u00adpo\u00adrate finance advi\u00adsory firm for tech\u00adnol\u00adogy com\u00adpa\u00adnies, has advised FBGS Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies GmbH on this strate\u00adgic fundrais\u00ading round. Dr. Peter Baum\u00adgart\u00adner, Sec\u00adtor Prin\u00adci\u00adpal of Ham\u00adple\u00adton Part\u00adners: \u201cwe are happy to see X2 join\u00ading FBGS with its large expe\u00adri\u00adence in optics and sys\u00adtem man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading to fur\u00adther increase the global pres\u00adence of FBGS. Besides the great strate\u00adgic fit we also focussed on find\u00ading the right match in the key peo\u00adple. We wish FBGS a strong future devel\u00adop\u00adment of the business.\u201d<\/div>\n

About FBGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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FBGS is a Bel\u00adgium \/ Ger\u00admany based devel\u00adoper and man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adturer of high strength Fiber Bragg Grat\u00adings (FBG) dur\u00ading fiber draw\u00ading or using fem\u00adtosec\u00adond based inscrip\u00adtion tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies. These auto\u00admated processes result in very high qual\u00adity, cost effec\u00adtive Fiber Bragg Grat\u00adings with unmatched per\u00adfor\u00admance char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtics. Based on the unique sens\u00ading com\u00adpo\u00adnents, FBGS is also design\u00ading, devel\u00adop\u00ading and pro\u00adduc\u00ading cus\u00adtomized sen\u00adsor solu\u00adtions. FBGS prod\u00aducts and solu\u00adtions are suit\u00adable for both stan\u00addard and bespoke appli\u00adca\u00adtions in indus\u00adtries such as: med\u00adical, aero\u00adspace, com\u00adpos\u00adite, process, civil & geo, tele\u00adcom and test & measurement.<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.fbgs.com<\/a><\/div>\n

About X2 Equity<\/h3>\n
X2 Equity is an inde\u00adpen\u00addent invest\u00adment hold\u00ading com\u00adpany focused on the fund\u00ading and scal\u00ading of high-tech com\u00adpa\u00adnies active in tech\u00adnol\u00adogy sys\u00adtems, advanced com\u00adpo\u00adnents, indus\u00adtrial soft\u00adware and smart indus\u00adtrial ser\u00advices. X2 Equity has offices in Munich (Ger\u00admany), Phoenix AZ (US) and Suzhou (China). More infor\u00adma\u00adtion about X2 Equity can be found under http:\/\/www.x2-equity.com<\/a><\/div>\n

About bm|t<\/h3>\n
The Erfurt-based bm|t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen gmbh \u2013 a sub\u00adsidiary of the Th\u00fcringer Auf\u00adbaubank \u2013 is the first address for invest\u00adment in Thuringia. bm|t cur\u00adrently man\u00adages eight invest\u00adment funds with a total vol\u00adume of 320 mil\u00adlion \u20ac. bm|t invests in inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive com\u00adpa\u00adnies of all high-growth sec\u00adtors and in all stages of a company\u2019s life cycle, from start-up to IPO or MBO. More infor\u00adma\u00adtion about bm|t can be found under https:\/\/www.bm\u2011t.com<\/a><\/div>\n

About Xenics<\/h3>\n
Xen\u00adics is a Bel\u00adgian com\u00adpany, devel\u00adop\u00ading and man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading infrared imagers and cam\u00aderas. Tar\u00adget mar\u00adkets include machine vision, process mon\u00adi\u00adtor\u00ading, trans\u00adporta\u00adtion, safety & secu\u00adrity, advanced research and med\u00adical. Since the start of the com\u00adpany in 2000, Xen\u00adics has steadily grown inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adally with offices in Europe, USA and Asia, and has become a reli\u00adable and trusted part\u00adner for stan\u00addard infrared prod\u00aducts, as well as cus\u00adtomized solu\u00adtions for key cus\u00adtomers. More infor\u00adma\u00adtion about Xen\u00adics can be found under http:\/\/www.xenics.com<\/a><\/div>\n

About Hampleton Partners<\/h3>\n
Ham\u00adple\u00adton Part\u00adners is at the fore\u00adfront of inter\u00adna\u00adtional M&A and fundrais\u00ading advi\u00adsory for com\u00adpa\u00adnies with tech\u00adnol\u00adogy at their core. https:\/\/www.hampletonpartners.com<\/a> <\/u> Hampleton\u2019s expe\u00adri\u00adenced deal mak\u00aders have built, bought and sold over 100 fast-grow\u00ading tech busi\u00adnesses and pro\u00advide hands-on exper\u00adtise and unri\u00advalled inter\u00adna\u00adtional advice to tech entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs and the com\u00adpa\u00adnies who are look\u00ading to accel\u00ader\u00adate growth and max\u00adimise value. With offices in Lon\u00addon, Frank\u00adfurt and San Fran\u00adcisco, Ham\u00adple\u00adton offers a global per\u00adspec\u00adtive with regional and sec\u00adtor exper\u00adtise across Auto\u00admo\u00adtive Tech, IoT, AI, Fin\u00adTech, High-Tech Indus\u00adtri\u00adals, Cyber\u00adse\u00adcu\u00adrity, VR\/AR, HealthTech, Dig\u00adi\u00adtal Mar\u00adket\u00ading, Enter\u00adprise Soft\u00adware, IT Ser\u00advices, SaaS & Cloud an E\u2011commerce.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FBGS Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies GmbH \u2013 a lead\u00ading sup\u00adplier of advanced fiber-optic sens\u00ading solu\u00adtions and com\u00adpo\u00adnents based on Fiber Bragg Grat\u00adings (FBG) tech\u00adnol\u00adogy \u2014 has secured a sin\u00ad\u00adgle-digit mil\u00adlion growth financ\u00ading. X2 Equity, a lead\u00ading investor in growth stage high-tech com\u00adpa\u00adnies, is being joined by exist\u00ading investors bm|t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen and Xen\u00adics dur\u00ading the financ\u00ading round. The [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2018-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}