# Oaktree Capital Management acquires controlling stake in Aqseptence Group

Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Aqseptence Group, an international water treatment equipment and solutions provider. The existing management team will continue to lead the business.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-09-04
- Where: Aarbergen, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: water treatment and liquid/solid separation equipment
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Oaktree Capital Management](https://endata.com/companies/2339.md) (acquirer)
- [Aqseptence Group](https://endata.com/companies/24560.md) (target)
- [Zhongzhi Enterprise Group](https://endata.com/companies/73789.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [investec.com](https://www.investec.com/advisory/deals/aqseptence-group-sold-to-oaktree/), 2023-10-05: "Oaktree’s investment and expertise will provide Aqseptence Group with the resources needed to continue growing and innovating to best serve existing and new markets."
- [wiwo.de](https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/mittelstand/weltmarktfuehrer-fuer-wassertrennung-chinesische-investoren-verkaufen-hessischen-mittelstaendler-aqseptence/29499888.html), 2023-11-15: "Der bisherige Besitzer, der Vermögensverwalter Zhongzhi Enterprise Group (ZEG) aus Peking, verkauft die Firma an den US-Finanzinvestor Oaktree Capital Management."
- [diemmefiltration.com](https://www.diemmefiltration.com/blog/aqseptence-group-partners-with-oaktree/), 2023-11-15: "We are very pleased to welcome Oaktree as the new majority shareholder in the Aqseptence Group."

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