HAMBURG, GERMANY, September 17, 2025 – Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”), a global middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has partnered with its founders, Claudio Tubach and Philipp Westphal, and the management team to acquire a majority interest in ENTRO Service GmbH (“ENTRO” or “the Company”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Established in 2022, ENTRO provides testing, inspection, repair and installation services to entrance, fire safety and access control systems. With its holistic and OEM-independent service offering, ENTRO supports its more than 4,500 customers to navigate increasingly strict regulatory requirements for operational safety and to enable optimised operational efficiency. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, ENTRO provides nationwide coverage for its customers through its 16 locations and over 170 technicians.
Philipp Westphal, Founder and Managing Director of ENTRO, commented: “We are excited to partner with LLCP on this next stage of growth for ENTRO. Over the last several years we have built ENTRO into a leading technical service provider serving a large base of blue-chip B2B clients, providing nationwide coverage, high agility and innovation leadership. We look forward to further expanding ENTRO’s service offering across our core areas and will continue to remain utmost disciplined in focusing on a non-discretionary, highly recurring TICC, maintenance and repair services mix.”
Claudio Tubach, Founder and Managing Director of ENTRO, added: “We are thrilled to partner with LLCP and to further accelerate our successful organic and inorganic growth strategy in our core segments. The investment will provide our Company with significant capital as well as support and resources from LLCP to accelerate our ambitious growth plans beyond the DACH region to create a European leader.”
Josh Kaufman, Head of Europe at LLCP, said: “ENTRO operates in a highly attractive market that is supported by strong regulatory tailwinds and which is ripe for consolidation. We identified ENTRO as a highly attractive platform based on our extensive experience of investing in route-based service businesses and look forward to supporting the management team with our sector expertise and value creation playbook.”
Matthias Tabbert, Head of DACH at LLCP, concluded: “We are proud to partner with Claudio, Philipp and the ENTRO leadership team to accelerate organic and M&A growth across the DACH region and internationally. We look forward to leveraging our local presence and pan-European footprint to support ENTRO’s ambitious growth plans.”
As part of the transaction, ENTRO was advised by Roland Berger (Commercial), A&O Shearman (Legal), KPMG (Tax & Financial), and Lincoln International (M&A).
ENTRO will continue to be led by its two founders Claudio Tubach and Philipp Westphal as well as CEO Sonja Foremny, COO Jan Ingo Buschmeyer and the existing management team.
Established in 2022, ENTRO provides testing, inspection, repair and installation services to entrance, fire safety and access control systems. With its holistic and OEM-independent service offering, ENTRO supports its more than 4,500 customers to navigate increasingly strict regulatory requirements for operational safety and to enable optimised operational efficiency. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, ENTRO provides nationwide coverage for its customers through its 16 locations and over 170 technicians.
Philipp Westphal, Founder and Managing Director of ENTRO, commented: “We are excited to partner with LLCP on this next stage of growth for ENTRO. Over the last several years we have built ENTRO into a leading technical service provider serving a large base of blue-chip B2B clients, providing nationwide coverage, high agility and innovation leadership. We look forward to further expanding ENTRO’s service offering across our core areas and will continue to remain utmost disciplined in focusing on a non-discretionary, highly recurring TICC, maintenance and repair services mix.”
Claudio Tubach, Founder and Managing Director of ENTRO, added: “We are thrilled to partner with LLCP and to further accelerate our successful organic and inorganic growth strategy in our core segments. The investment will provide our Company with significant capital as well as support and resources from LLCP to accelerate our ambitious growth plans beyond the DACH region to create a European leader.”
Josh Kaufman, Head of Europe at LLCP, said: “ENTRO operates in a highly attractive market that is supported by strong regulatory tailwinds and which is ripe for consolidation. We identified ENTRO as a highly attractive platform based on our extensive experience of investing in route-based service businesses and look forward to supporting the management team with our sector expertise and value creation playbook.”
Matthias Tabbert, Head of DACH at LLCP, concluded: “We are proud to partner with Claudio, Philipp and the ENTRO leadership team to accelerate organic and M&A growth across the DACH region and internationally. We look forward to leveraging our local presence and pan-European footprint to support ENTRO’s ambitious growth plans.”
As part of the transaction, ENTRO was advised by Roland Berger (Commercial), A&O Shearman (Legal), KPMG (Tax & Financial), and Lincoln International (M&A).
ENTRO will continue to be led by its two founders Claudio Tubach and Philipp Westphal as well as CEO Sonja Foremny, COO Jan Ingo Buschmeyer and the existing management team.
About ENTRO Service GmbH
The ENTRO Group is a leading integrated company group for technical services in the areas of access solutions, fire protection, and security technology in the German-speaking region. It was founded in Munich in 2022.
The group currently consists of 9 companies with 250 employees, generating €50 million in revenue across 16 locations in Germany. The synergies created through ENTRO support and simplify the daily work of our partner companies. Centralized management of HR, marketing, and finance allows for full focus on our customers and partners—personal, tailored, and from a single source. This creates a sustainable and healthy working environment for employees in companies across Germany.
