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Our round-up of latest M&A transactions in Industrial Manufacturing

Industrial Manufacturing M&A Deals – winter spring 2019-2020

7 Feb, 2020

Through our projects and deep research into the industrial manufacturing sectors, our specialist team takes a look at the transaction highlights that give an insight and overview into recent M&A activity in sub-sectors such as industrial components, distributors and automation solutions.

January 2019

Pichon, a French manufacturer of slurry tankers and muck spreaders, was bought by Danish counterpart Samson Group for an undisclosed consideration.

July 2019

Indutrade, a highly-acquisitive Swedish industrial conglomerate with subsidiaries across fluid & mechanical solutions and industrial components bought Natgraph (£10m sales), a UK-based industrial print applications specialist.he start of 2019 Pichon, a French manufacturer of slurry tankers and muck spreaders, was bought by Danish counterpart Samson Group for an undisclosed consideration.

September 2019

Rubix Group, a UK-based supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services acquired Germany-based Lerbs, a distributor of PPE, fastening and welding technologies as part of a strategy to expand its product range. Indeed, since September Rubix has made a number of acquisitions, and in the UK it bought Peter Campbell (Sales) Ltd, a supplier of metal cutting tools. 

October 2019

Lancashire-based ELE Advanced Technologies, which designs diesel power generation units, was acquired by private equity firm LDC.

French group Manitou acquired its UK dealer, Northamptonshire-based Mawsley Machinery (£19m sales, 27 employees). The transaction enabled Mawsley’s main shareholder to exit, and was part of Manitou’s continuing strategy to develop its position in material handling, equipment distribution and aftermarket services in the UK.

November 2019

Sweden-based manufacturer of forestry machines Eco Log acquired ELFAB, a forestry equipment dealership also based in Sweden, in order to develop its sales and aftermarket position. Following the deal, Eco Log CEO Magnus Sandstrom said his company is planning international expansion, potentially buoyed by further acquisitions.

December 2019

Swedish manufacturer of front end loaders and accessories for farm tractors, Alo (owns the Quicke and Trima brands, which you may be familiar with), was acquired for £230m by JOST Werke, a German manufacturer and supplier to the truck and trailer industry.

The continued growth of Finland-based crane manufacturer, Konecranes, which is expanding organically and by acquisition. For example, at the end of last year it took a 50% stake in Singapore group MHE-Demag, in order to strengthen its market position in southeast Asia.

MARCO (£15m sales), a Kent-based innovative pack house and factory floor solutions designer, was bought by Canadian automation solutions provider ATS Automation Tooling Systems for £32m.

 

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  • Immense thanks to you both, Lawrence and Zuzana,for all of your hard work and trustworthy advice on this deal; your focus and patience have been incredible. I've been hugely impressed at all stages on how you've guided me through this process; and how you've kept cool heads when it must sometimes have been very challenging to do so. I'm really positive about the next stages. Extremely happy to recommend Rockworth.
    Andy Crysell
    Founder & CEO, Crowd DNA
  • Having been involved with the company for several years prior to the transaction, it was a very natural step for Lawrence and his team at Rockworth to lead the transaction with Investindustrial on behalf of the family shareholders. The key factors in the decision were to maintain absolute confidentiality so as to avoid disruption to the company that had been owned by the founding family for 110 years. Rockworth managed the sale process effectively, coordinating at times a very large number of advisors and negotiating all aspects of the deal alongside management and the shareholders. Rockworth also managed to keep to a tight timetable, agreeing the deal at Christmas and signing 2 months later in order to be able to announce the transaction at the Geneva motor show. The resulting transaction was as good as anyone could have hoped for and all involved are excited about Morgan’s prospects going forward.
    Dominic Riley
    Chairman, Morgan Motor Company
  • The Directors of GBCC were advised thoughout by Rockworth Management Partners whose market expertise enabled them to identify a number of potentially interested parties, of which Swan Mill Holdings became the purchaser.
    Chris Davies
    Finance Director, Great British Card Company
  • .. Thank you everyone at Rockworth for their guidance, advice and pragmatism during what has been a very quick turnaround. It has been a pleasure.
    Andy Whittard
    Managing Director, Cherwell Laboratories Limited
  • The Rockworth approach ensured that we were looking at companies we could be confident had a genuine interest in the transaction without revealing exactly who was looking.
    Jim O’Connor
    CEO, i2N
  • Rockworth provided the support, experience and the technical knowledge that we needed to secure a successful sale.  Lawrence and his colleagues are all high calibre individuals, and I would certainly recommend them.
    Alice Watson
    Founder, Porge Research
  • During the whole process the team at Rockworth were always available to answer questions, no matter how banal, and held our hand through the whole procedure... I can honestly say that without the Rockworth calm hand on the tiller I am not sure we would have got through it in such an easy manner.  
    David Bilton
    Director, CadCam Technologies Limited
  • Kittiwake Developments chose to work with Rockworth on the basis of their approach, networks and reputation.  Lawrence and his team provided excellent support throughout the entire sale process and enabled the company to achieve an outstanding result with the sale to Parker Hannifin. Whilst there was a great deal of complexity at times, it was managed with great care and my colleagues and I enjoyed working together with the Rockworth team throughout. I would have no hesitation in using Rockworth for future transactions and would recommend them very highly to others.
    Martin Lucas
    MD, Kittiwake Developments Ltd
  • Rockworth’s advice and guidance played a key role in the acquisition process at every step of the way – from creating the initial datasheet to the conclusion of final negotiations. In particular, the team’s exceptional support during due diligence was fundamental to meeting a very tight timeline that was just six weeks from formal offer to completion.
    Simon Flatt
    Founder, Pinnacle Marketing Ltd
  • I would like to thank you and the team for the major contribution you made in the sale of Cromptons Healthcare. It turned out to be a very complicated deal and I have to say I was staggered by the commitment and effort that was required from us all. I was impressed by both the professionalism and the support that Rockworth provided, which proved to be absolutely essential to me. I had not fully appreciated beforehand just how necessary that support would be.
    Martin Calhoun
    Owner, Cromptons Healthcare Ltd
  • Lawrence, many thanks to you and the members of the Rockworth team for achieving such a great result for us with the sale of Young Black to Indutrade. It is the best possible result we could have achieved, both for ourselves as shareholders, and for our staff, ensuring not just the continuation of the company, but positioning it for further growth through the development of our Max and Montana brands. We were very pleasantly surprised at the range of potential acquirers that William managed to introduce us to, and had no idea initially of the types of acquirer that you would manage to find from outside our direct industry. Yours and Zuzana’s thorough approach to Due Diligence was enormously helpful, and as I said before – a really impressive team effort from all involved.
    David Black
    Managing Director, Young Black IS Ltd
  • Rockworth was the ideal guide and partner in our search for a buyer for our company. Their process, insight and people skills were the perfect antidote for our inexperience and were a major factor in achieving the smooth path to our desired outcome. From the start their approach suited our needs as a privately owned company with limited resources to run the business and undertake a transaction. Particular features of their work included: the confidential, targeted development of contacts to generate a shortlist of worthwhile interested parties; the professional way they managed all phases of the process; their support for the development of presentation materials and answers to due diligence questions; and their communication and negotiation skills. They were invaluable in helping us understand what was needed and what we might reasonably expect. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
    Tim Champion
    Managing Director, H.Squared Electronics Limited
  • Thanks for the efforts of the Rockworth team in concluding what we hope will be a happy outcome and in particular we should thank you for being so persuasive regarding what a great investment KDL would be to external parties! No doubt we’ll continue to remain in touch particularly if we are chasing after local acquisitions.
    Andre Blackburn
    Owner, Kenure Developments Limited
  • I would like to thank Rockworth for their efforts in managing the deal process of our recent transaction: from initial preparatory work and advice through the deal process and to final completion, we found your work to be invaluable. I was particularly impressed with the careful and thorough management of the due-diligence process carried out by yourself and the team: the consistency and detail-oriented manner in which this work was carried out was much appreciated and ensured that the deal completed smoothly, even accounting for the different languages and countries that formed part of this transaction.
    Fabio Antoniazzi
    Founder, La Credenza Ltd
  • As a family owned business it was extremely important to us that we had an advisor who took real care and attention to the detail of our business which is in a niche market. Lawrence Price and his team demonstrated real commitment to the deal, both in researching appropriate potential acquirers and following this through in a diligent and extremely supportive manner. I know that without Lawrence and his team we wouldn’t have achieved the successful outcome that we did.
    Rachel Bush
    Owner, Bush & Company Rehabilitation Ltd

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