Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA / Miscellaneous
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++ Heliad takes a participation in RT Reprotechnik.de GmbH, one of the
leading reprography services providers in Germany
++ Expansion to international markets and further acquisitions planned
Heliad Equity Partners has invested € 8,4 million in Reprotechnik
Beteiligungs GmbH, which holds all shares of RT Reprotechnik.de GmbH
('RT'). The company, which is located in Leipzig, operates in the market
for reprographic service, a general term for all methods for the permanent
print reproduction. Examples are document management for larger projects,
archiving services for companies or also 3D colour printing of architecture
models.
RT was acquired in 1999 by the current management in a management buy-in
with support of the financial investor
Business-Angel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Hanover, from the
insolvency estate. Afterwards the partners succeeded in tripling group
revenues and in increasing profitability by a significant factor. With
revenues of almost €20 million this year, RT is one of the leading
companies in the fragmented German reprography market. With a German-wide
branch network of 30 outlets, the company has one of the largest and most
efficient logistics networks in the market, and thus services renowned
customers, especially those in the construction business and industry.
With the Heliad participation it is planned to acquire further company in
the same industry in line with a buy-and-build approach, in addition to
organic growth. In this regard, RT acquired PAVLU Kopie-Druck-Repro
Gesellschaft m.b.H. last month already, one of the leading reprography
services providers in Austria, which also serves as platform for the
business expansion in Eastern Europe.
Petra Wallasch, Managing Director at RT, regards the company as being on
growth track: 'The change of ownership extends what has already been
achieved, at the same time giving the company the opportunity to take
advantage of new growth options. With Heliad we have found a partner which
not only brings the expertise of a professional finance investor, but also
understand the requirements of medium-sized German companies.' Andreas
Lange, Managing Director at Heliad, adds, 'The management and the owners
have placed RT on an extremely solid foundation and demonstrated that the
business model is able to generate ongoing growth, even in difficult
economic times. This is a result of the good market positioning and the
excellent company management. Over the next few years, we want to support
the company in further extending its strong position on the German
reprography market and to establish itself in the East European markets as
the first German supplier on a sustained basis.'
Contact:
Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA
Christiane Kriesche
Leiterin Marketing & Kommunikation
Grüneburgweg 18
60322 Frankfurt
Tel.: +49(0)69 719 15 965 17
Fax: +49(0)69 719 15 965 17
E-Mail: christiane.kriesche@sigma-capital.de
DGAP 18.04.2007
Language: English
Issuer: Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA
Grüneburgweg 18
60322 Frankfurt am Main Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)69 719 15 965 0
Fax: +49(0)69 719 15 965 11
E-mail: christiane.kriesche@sigma-capital.de
www: www.heliad.de
ISIN: DE0006047293
WKN: 604729
Indices:
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, München, Stuttgart
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