Luther Advises Halder on Acquisition of Sirag, Univer and Uniprod

The acquisition financing was provided by LGT Private Debt credit fund.

Sirag, Univer and Uniprod are to be integrated together with Drumag and EPH under the parent company Valeta GmbH. Together, the companies generate a turnover of approximately EUR 37 million with around 200 employees in Germany, Switzerland and Lithuania and supply more than 2,500 customers from various industries such as mechanical and plant engineering, aviation, automation, and medical technology.

The Valeta Group combines expertise in pneumatics, hydraulics, hydropneumatics, electromechanics and electronics and focuses on complex special solutions as a strategic partner for its customers. These help to automate and optimize processes, i.e. to make them faster, more precise, safer, and more environmentally friendly, through application-specific designs. The Group benefits from the trend towards increasing automation in manufacturing, in addition to the increased demand for energy-efficient and intelligent Industry 4.0 solutions in production.

Halder has been active as an investment company in the German-speaking region since 1991 and has provided 40 medium-sized companies with equity capital for succession and growth during this time. Halder supports its investments in international expansion, the further development of its strategy and business model, as well as ininvestments capacity expansion and the financing of acquisitions. The investment in Valeta Group is the second investment of the Halder VI Fund.

LGT Private Debt was advised on the transaction by Ashurst (Anne Grewlich, Dr. Philipp Vorbeck).

In September 2019, Luther had already provided legal support to Halder in the acquisition financing of Drumag Fluidtechnik GmbH and EPH Elektronik GmbH.

Luther continuously advises borrowers and lenders on acquisition financing. Most recently, the team advised AlphaPet Ventures on the financing of the acquisition of Healthfood24 GmbH by Kreditfonds Muzinich. 

Luther, Banking, Finance & Capital Markets:

Christoph Schauenburg (Partner)

Stefan Jokel (Senior Associate)