02. February 2026

ARQIS advised European IT Consultancy EITCO GmbH, which specializes in enterprise content management (ECM), on all legal aspects of its merger with edoc solutions ag. Both companies are joining forces and will operate jointly on the market. EITCO and edoc will remain independent brands, managed by their existing management teams. The merger will enable the combined company to advise over 800 clients with 370 employees on the digitalization of their business processes using its combined product portfolio. The parties involved have agreed not to disclose further details of the transaction, such as the purchase price.

The European IT consulting company EITCO GmbH, headquartered in Berlin, is a leading ECM specialist. Its customers include public institutions, regulatory authorities and companies with growing needs for digital content and document management. With offices in Berlin, Bonn and Essen and around 210 employees, the company has been offering customized IT solutions for more than 20 years.

edoc solutions ag, based in Weilerswist near Cologne, offers software solutions and services for digital enterprise content management (ECM). Its 160 employees serve corporate customers from various industries. edoc is the largest certified partner of d.velop AG.

An ARQIS team headed by Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze advised Adelis Equity Partners already on the acquisition of EITCO. It was the first platform transaction in Germany for a fund managed by Adelis. EITCO and Adelis have now entrusted ARQIS with their first add-on transaction.

Advisors to EITCO GmbH
ARQIS (Dusseldorf): Core Deal Team: Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze (Partner, Lead), Severin Steffens (Managing Associate, both Transactions), Partner: Thomas Chwalek (Transactions), Dr. Ulrich Lienhard (Real Estate), Marcus Nothhelfer (IP, Munich), Counsel: Christian Judis (Compliance, Munich), Jens Knipping (Tax), Franziska Leubner (Munich), Martin Weingärtner (both HR Law), Nora Stratmann (Commercial, Munich), Managing Associates: Christos Choudeloudis (Transactions), Johanna Klingen (Data Law), Marius Mesenbrink (Japan Desk), Rolf Tichy (IP, Munich), Associates: Rebecca Gester (Commercial, Munich), Tim Meyer-Meisel, Steffen Schubert (both Transactions), Lia Papismedova (Real Estate), Dr. Tim Weill (HR Law), Dr. Julia Wildgans (IP, Munich), Foreign Lawyer: Qing Xia (Transactions)