Deal Announcement 07/22: Engineering & Construction / Industrial Products

The Deal

The PwC M&A team is pleased to announce the successful sale of BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG (“BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt”) to funds consulted by AUCTUS Capital Partners AG. BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt is a leading provider of both integrated and automated complete solutions for plants and highly efficient, energy saving single process stations and components for the production of sugar. In 2018, Salzgitter Maschinenbau acquired a majority stake in BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt to create a more diversified product portfolio in plant engineering and construction. After a strategic review and a portfolio reevaluation, Salzgitter Maschinenbau decided to focus on its core business units and sell its entire stake in the company.

The share purchase agreement was signed in June 2022 and closed in July 2022.

BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG 

BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt, headquartered Braunschweig, was founded in 1853 and is a leading provider of both integrated and automated complete solutions for plants and highly efficient, energy saving single process stations and components for the production of sugar. The Company generates more than € 150m in revenue and has more than 600 employees.

Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG

Salzgitter Maschinenbau is a worldwide market leader in the manufacturing of lifting equipment for material handling, process technology and special purpose machines.

AUCTUS Capital Partners AG 

AUCTUS is a Germany-based private equity firm with around 300 company investments since 2001. The company’s buy-and-build strategies have created several market leaders across a variety of industries. As part of succession solutions, buy-and-build strategies and corporate spin-offs, Auctus takes a majority stake in medium-sized companies and / or provides capital for growth and acquisitions.

PwC

The global PricewaterhouseCoopers network is a worldwide association of independent auditing and consulting companies which together employ more than 295,000 people in 156 countries. Our global network comprises over 2,900 M&A professionals all over the world, realising approx. 400 successful transactions per year. We specialise in a wide range of independent M&A services including advice on acquisitions and disposals, mergers, public takeovers, privatisations as well as structured financing.

PwC M&A Germany acted as exclusive financial advisor to Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG on this transaction. The transaction was led by Martin Schwarzer (Partner) and Alexander Knögel (Partner) and supported by Eric Strauß (Manager) and Domenik Koch (Associate).