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From a German family-run business for clamps to a global market and technology leader for engineered joining technology
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2005 - 2011
Good to great
5.5x
money multipleMerged with ABA (Sweden) in 2006 and acquired US-based businesses, Breeze and R.G. RAY
80%
increased share of international salesExpanded the business in Asia by setting up new WOFE in China
Professionalisation of the organisation
2x
EBITDA marginSupported a successful €669m IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in April 2011