Baker Tilly advises Lightrock and Partech on €60 million investment in Makersite

Munich, August 12, 2025 – The international consulting and auditing firm Baker Tilly provided comprehensive advice to Lightrock and Partech on their participation in the Series B financing round of Makersite GmbH. Lightrock and Partech are investing a total of €60 million, which Makersite will use to further expand its growth and technology capacities. The venture capital fund SE Ventures, which belongs to the French technology group Schneider Electric SE, also participated in the funding.

The interdisciplinary Baker Tilly team led by Frank Stahl is supporting the transaction with comprehensive financial deal advisory and tax advisory services.

• Financial Due Diligence & Transaction Advisory: Frank Stahl, Tim Louis Schwarzmeier
• Tax Due Diligence: Uwe Roth, Stefan Lehner, Melina Heindl

Makersite intends to use the financing to further develop its platform for product lifecycle intelligence. The aim is to further expand integration with existing design and PLM systems and improve automation along the entire supply chain.

About Lightrock 
Lightrock is a global investment platform committed to building a sustainable future. Lightrock is focused on backing purpose-driven entrepreneurs tackling the world’s biggest challenges and investing in companies that pursue scalable and tech-driven business models around the key impact themes of people, planet, and productivity.
www.lightrock.com

About Partech    
Partech is a global tech investment firm headquartered in Paris which brings together capital, operational experience, and strategic support to back entrepreneurs from seed to growth stage. Through its growth impact fund, Partech invests in companies that develop innovative solutions to environmental and social challenges.
www.partechpartners.com

About Makersite
Makersite is a data software company that develops next-generation product data management tools for the global manufacturing industry and empowers companies to manage product sustainability, cost, and compliance. The cloud-based platform combines data aggregation and live applications for agile product life cycle management.
www.makersite.io