Evotec SE has announced the sale of its chemical API manufacturing site, Evotec DS GmbH, located in Halle/Westphalia, to Monacum Partners GmbH, a Munich-based Private Equity firm.
 
This transaction forms part of Evotec’s “Priority Reset” initiative launched in April 2024, which aims to foster profitable growth by refining the company’s operational footprint and focusing on its primary growth sectors and core competencies.
 
Evotec DS in Halle/Westphalia is a specialized CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) with a strong foundation in chemical APIs, intermediates, and building blocks, which provides an end-to-end service portfolio, encompassing development to commercial-scale manufacturing.
 
The transaction presents an opportunity for Evotec DS to achieve its growth ambitions under new ownership. Under the agreement, all business operations and the entire workforce at Evotec DS will transition to Monacum Partners and continue business as DAPIN GmbH (Deutsche API & Intermediates).
 
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.