Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment criteria
old-economy
Austro Holding invests in “old-economy” companies, primarily in Austria, but also in Germany and Switzerland.
Revenue size
The minimum investment amount for a company in a new industry is EUR 45–500 million. For add-on investments in existing portfolio companies, smalle…
The minimum investment amount for a company in a new industry is EUR 45–500 million. For add-on investments in existing portfolio companies, smaller companies and those outside the “old-economy” may also be considered. In the future, the selection of new portfolio companies will place greater emphasis on specific industries—such as the office furniture industry and the bedding sector.
Succession planning
Austro Holding is the ideal partner for customized succession planning, corporate spin-offs, or changes in ownership resulting from restructuring.
References
M&A – family-owned business
It was important to us that the employees could keep their jobs. The management positions were retained by employees who had been hired by the family-run company. This helped foster a high level of acceptance. It made sense to standardize systems in order to create synergies here as well. Products were kept the same and carried over. In my opinion, this was also important for the acceptance of the new owners. Not everything changed radically, but it was also clear that changes were being implemented that made sense.
Brigitte Linauer
M&A – Production company
You really get the sense that tradition is important to Austro Holding. When a company has been around for a long time, it makes sense to carry on traditions and breathe new life into them. The company has achieved results that it certainly could not have achieved on its own. An outside perspective was necessary to achieve these results. It’s fair to say that this has truly created a win-win situation for both partners.
Manfred Gaulhofer
Weitere M&A – Deals
2012 – Domoferm International GmbH
The acquisition of a 70% stake in the investment company Domoferm International was a significant step given the company’s previous size. In …
The acquisition of a 70% stake in the investment company Domoferm International was a significant step given the company’s previous size. In 2017, Domoferm was sold to a strategic partner.
2015 – Bene GmbH
Bene joined the group as a new investment. The investment was made jointly with Bartenstein Holding and contributed to the joint venture BGO Holding.
2017 – Sanders GmbH
Acquisition of Sanders GmbH in northern Germany as the second company in the bedding and bedding products sector.
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