NEWS, UPDATES & STORIES
Roggentin (Germany), October 16, 2025
N. Harris Computer Corporation (“Harris”), a global vertical-market software provider and an operating group of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TECVIA Group GmbH, one of the leading pan European content and software provider for driving-education and professional driver training.
With this transaction, Harris expands into a new vertical—driver education and professional driver training—broadening its portfolio across Europe and continuing its strategy of investing in specialized, mission-critical software businesses.
The transaction marks the transition of TECVIA from private equity ownership to a long-term home within Harris. During its time with Unigestion Private Equity, TECVIA further sharpened its strategic focus and reinforced its leading position in digital driver-education solutions across Europe. Under Harris, TECVIA will continue its growth journey with a focus on sustainable innovation, customer proximity, and local leadership.
TECVIA, headquartered in Munich, Germany, employs approximately 430 people across 5countries and provides a tailormade workflow-orientated ecosystem for driving schools. TECVIA’s software solutions cover the full operational and educational workflow—from online students’ registration, ERP and teaching applications to state-of-the-art student services and simulators. TECVIA is one of the leading providers in each of the five countries where it operates. More than 1.6 million driving students are administered and trained annually using TECVIA's solutions.
Through its subsidiaries—including renowned brands such as Verlag Heinrich Vogel and Wendel Verlag in Germany, CodesRousseau and Planète Permis in France, Editorial Tráfico Vial in Spain, andHubert Ebner Verlag in Austria—TECVIA has built a powerful pan-European network combining software innovation with deep content expertise.
“Joining the Harris network marks an exciting new chapter for TECVIA.” said Peter Lehnert, CEO of TECVIA Group.“Harris’s long-term, decentralized approach to managing software companies gives TECVIA the stability, resources, and network we need to accelerate innovation while maintaining our close connection to our customers and our identity as a trusted partner in driver education.”
Guido Moritz, Portfolio Leader at Harris International, added: “With TECVIA, we are entering an exciting new vertical for Harris and at the same time increase our footprint in our core European geographies. TECVIA’s end-to-end solutions, deep customer relationships, continued value creation for customers and its market position perfectly embody the kind of sustainable, specialized expertise Harris looks for. We are delighted to welcome TECVIA’s talented team and look forward to supporting their continued growth.”
Philipp Scheier, Partner at Unigestion Private Equity, who led the investment at Unigestion commented: “We would like to thank all the company’s employees for their dedication and motivation and we wish them continued success in their journey with Harris.”
Completion of the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
As part of Harris, TECVIA will continue to build on its unique mix of software, digital content, and specialist print media, strengthening its role as the most comprehensive provider of end-to-end solutions for the driver education market.
The acquisition follows TECVIA’s successful development under Unigestion Private Equity, a leading European mid-market investor. Harris’s acquisition ensures long-term continuity for TECVIA’s customers, employees, and brands while providing a stable platform for future growth across Europe.
TECVIA Group GmbH is a pan-European provider of integrated software, learning, and media solutions for driving schools and professional driver training organizations. Its platform ecosystem includes ERP systems, digital learning software, content platforms, and driving simulators. TECVIA serves its´ customers with end-to-end digital solutions that support administration, education, and continuous professional development.
“TECVIA – Driving Digital Innovation in Road Safety Education.”
Harris acquires vertical-market software businesses, manages them using industry best practices, and invests in their long-term success. From its roots in utilities, local government, education, and healthcare, Harris has grown to operate more than 240 businesses worldwide across over 20+ industries. Harris is an operating group of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU), one of North America’s most active acquirers of software companies.
Unigestion Private Equity’s award-winning team offers four key private equity strategies focused on secondaries, directs, emerging managers and climate impact. The team seeks to invest in the leaders of tomorrow, selecting exciting, hard-to-access companies with resilient profiles across five themes – supply chain efficiency, resilient infrastructure, future of work, healthcare performance and consumer evolution. Unigestion Private Equity believes that better and more consistent investment decisions can be made by harnessing the power of mind and machine and has applied its proprietary AI technology - PEpper – to private equity investments since 2020. The firm also seeks to remain at the forefront of ESG integration, having launched its first environmental private equity fund in 2010.
For further information, contact:
Media Contact at Harris
Alena Wulf
Integration Manager, Harris
P: +49 151 24026848
E: alena.wulf@harriscomputer.eu
Media Contact at TECVIA
Astrid Seidl
P: +49 89 2030432121
E: Astrid.Seidl@tecvia.com