LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Funds advised by Frankfurt-based private equity firm Halder have acquired the medium-sized Karl Eugen Fischer Group, based in Burgkunstadt, Germany, by means of a management buy-out conducted together with the company’s management. The transaction was financed by Frankfurt’s Investkredit Bank AG, who was advised by Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. The financial details of the transaction have been kept confidential.
The Halder Group has belonged to the Belgian publicly-listed investment company GIMV n.v. since 2000 and has since the early 1980s invested more than EUR 350 million in over 100 medium-sized companies. The stake in Fischer is the fourth investment made by the Halder Germany Fund.
Karl Eugen Fischer GmbH is a leading manufacturer of cutting plants for the international tire industry. The long-standing company is specialized in cord cutting plants for tire makers and customized sheet-metal processing machines used by auto component suppliers.
Counsel to Investkredit:
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (Financing)
(Frankfurt): Markus Strelow (Private Equity, lead manager); Associate: Michael Juenemann (Private Equity)
(Chicago): Robert Baptista, William Tompsett
Investkredit Inhouse
(Frankfurt): Thomas Fotteler, Marc Vogler
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