Dutch CarWise acquires Berlin-based Carano Software Solutions GmbH
A Hamburg-based HEUKING team led by Partners Dr. Henrik Lay and Christoph Prochnau advised the shareholders of Carano Software Solutions GmbH on its acquisition by CarWise.
The acquisition provides CarWise with direct access to the German market, complemented by a local team of experienced professionals and an established customer base. By combining their complementary strengths in leasing ERP and fleet management platforms, the two companies are creating a broader, highly specialized ERP offering for leasing companies, fleet operators, and mobility providers across Europe.
Carano Software Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Berlin, has specialized in digital solutions for the fleet and mobility industry since the early 1990s. For more than three decades, the company has developed software enabling end-to-end digitalization of the vehicle lifecycle for corporate fleets, ranging from digital procurement and ongoing fleet and lifecycle management to financing-related processes. The Carano platform integrates numerous external service providers, including banks, leasing companies, insurers, and fleet service providers, allowing corporate customers to manage procurement, operation, and remarketing in an integrated environment. Carano currently serves more than 170 corporate clients with over 200,000 vehicles, including many well-known market participants.
CarWise, headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, has been operating as a provider of an integrated ERP platform for the leasing and rental industry since the late 1980s, with a strong market presence in the Benelux region. Its solutions cover the entire leasing and rental value chain and enable end-to-end automation of processes such as quotation and lease-term drafting, contract and fleet management, billing, and reporting. With a team of some 70 specialized professionals and operations in several European countries, CarWise has been pursuing a buy-and-build strategy since Main Capital Partners joined in 2024, aimed at strengthening its European market position and expanding its product portfolio.
HEUKING advised the shareholders of Carano Software Solutions GmbH comprehensively on the transaction and supported the seller throughout all legal aspects of the sale process.
Counsel to Carano Software Solutions GmbH
HEUKING:
Dr. Henrik Lay (Tax),
Christoph Prochnau (both Lead),
Philipp Börger, all Hamburg,
Magdalena Köster, LL.M. (University of Cape Town), (all Corporate / M&A), Cologne
