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Exclusive Financial Advisor to NORD Holding on the successful sale of Dr. Födisch Group to ABB
On 27 August 2024, NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (NORD Holding), Deutsche Mittelstandsholding für Industriebeteiligung II GmbH & Co. KG, the fund advised by the former and the listed company ABB Ltd (ABB) announced that they had signed an agreement to acquire Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG (Dr. Födisch Group). The current owners of the Dr. Födisch Group, a leading technology group for environmental, process and analytical technology, are selling their stake to ABB. A leader in electrification and automation, Swiss-based ABB will acquire all shares, subject to regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of the year 2024. The acquisition enhances ABB's offering in continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) and bolsters its competitiveness in technology and innovation. Through the acquisition, ABB will widen its portfolio to meet customers’ most demanding measurement challenges. Supported by ABB’s global distribution and service network, customers will benefit from a comprehensive suite of solutions that help address the world’s energy and sustainability challenges. ABB is therefore the perfect strategic partner for the Dr. Födisch Group, its employees and its future development.
IFBC supported the majority owners of Dr. Födisch Group as exclusive Financial and M&A Advisor throughout the transaction process. Measurement and analysis technologies are key to improving the sustainability of industrial processes. With its expertise in sensor and measurement technology, the Dr. Födisch Group fits this profile perfectly and has now found the ideal new home in ABB.
Andreas Bösenberg, Managing Director and Marcel Rosengarten, Investment Manager at majority shareholder NORD Holding: “As a transformation partner for growth and innovation, we value IFBC's clean tech expertise and entrepreneurial M&A approach and would like to thank Dr. Thomas Vettiger, Rebecca Sigrist and Elena Gravagno for their excellent and successful collaboration.”
Founded in 1991, Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG is a leading group of companies specializing in environmental, process, and analysis technology, with a focus on Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS). With its headquarter in Markranstädt near Leipzig, where it operates a 3,000 m² production facility, and additional locations in Germany, the Netherlands, and China, the Dr. Födisch Group offers solutions for environmental, inspection, and certification tasks across various industries. Whether in power plants, waste incineration facilities, or paper, glass, and cement industries, the Dr. Födisch Group’s analysis and dust monitoring solutions enable companies to track pollutant emissions cost-effectively. The group currently employs more than 250 people and generates annual revenues of over € 50 million.
With over 50 years of history and € 4.0 billion in assets under management, NORD Holding is one of the leading private equity and asset management companies in Germany. The focus is on the business areas of direct investments and fund investments. The focus of the direct investment business is on structuring and financing succession solutions, acquiring corporate divisions/subsidiaries, and providing expansion financing for medium-sized companies. Unlike most other financial investors who manage only closed-end funds, NORD Holding operates as a so-called "evergreen fund" without a fixed term and invests from its own balance sheet. Currently, the company is invested in over 15 platform companies in Germany and other German-speaking countries. The fund investment business focuses on the micro- and small-cap segment of medium-sized private equity funds in Europe. The focus is on primary, secondary, and co-investments. NORD Holding places a strong focus on newly established buyout managers in the market, operational investment strategies, and regularly acts as an anchor investor.
ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on over 140 years of excellence, ABB’s more than 105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation.
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