[Hamburg, ] GÖRG has advised the two shareholders of S & D Spezialstahl Handelsgesellschaft mbH on the sale of a majority stake to Swiss BIBUS Group.
About S & D
Founded in 1997, S & D is a leading European stockholder for metallic semi-finished products made of high-performance materials such as titanium and titanium alloys as well as nickel and nickel base alloys and special stainless steel inter alia for applications in the aviation and medical technology sectors. The company offers numerous prefabrication options and has employees in Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.
Since the year 2000, S & D is also active in plastics recycling. The plastics division was carved out prior to the transaction and remains independently in the ownership of the sellers.
About BIBUS
BIBUS is a Swiss trading and service company that has existed for 70 years and is today managed by its owners in the third generation. Operating internationally, BIBUS has about 1.100 employees in more than 50 subsidiaries and more than 30 countries across Europe and Asia. The group is divided in the three sectors technics (mechatronics, pneumatics, hydraulics and environmental engineering), materials (stainless steels, aluminium, nickel base alloys, titanium, zirconium, tantalum) and electronics (computers, electronics and software for industrial applications).
Advisors
Dr. Frank Evers (lead), Partner, M&A / Corporate, Hamburg
Paul Caesar Rode, Assoziierter Partner, M&A / Corporate, Hamburg
Dr. Marcus Heinemann, Associate, M&A / Corporate, Hamburg
Dr. Christian Bürger, Assoziierter Partner, Anti-Trust Law, Cologne
Benjamin Karten, Partner, Tax Advisor, Hamburg
