2006 - was a very good year for Hübner Schlösser & Cie

In 2006 Hübner Schlösser & Cie (HSCie, hscie.com) successfully advised on eight transactions whereof one was not published at customers request. Five transactions were structured sales processes of mid-sized companies to financial and strategic investors. The remaining transactions dealt with corporate acquisition, capital raising, and corporate restructuring.

HSCie claims to handle mid-sized transactions with highest professionalism and competence while providing their service cost efficiently. HSCie's track-record proves the team's profound experience and ability to effectively take transactions to closings. Typically HSCie achieves results that far exceed their customers expectations.

The year 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of Hübner Schlösser & Cie.

Acquisition of drivetrain technology of Automotive Motion Technology Limited (AMTL):
Bühler Motor Group, Nuremberg, Germany is a worldwide operating developer a manufacturer of electromotive and mechatronical drives (drivetrains, all-wheel, and other automotive applications).
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH, USA, is a leading tier one supplier of drivetrain, chassis, structural, and engine technologies for the automotive sector.
Dana sold different divisions during the reorganization under Chapter 11. Bühler Motor Group acquired the electronic actuator division of AMTL in this process.
HSCie advised Bühler.

AUCTUS sells temporary employment company Time Partner Group to Investcorp:
With more than 5.000 employees at 50 locations Time Partner Group ranks among the top tentemporary employment companies in Germany and is market leader in some market segments such as aerospace or logistics industry. Through organic growth of more than 30% per year andimplementation of a successful buy-and-build strategy Time Partner has increased its turnovertenfold to nearly € 200 m at double-digit Ebit margins within 24 months.
Auctus Management GmbH, a private equity firm based in Munich, Germany, invests in mid-sized companies.
HSCie advised the vendor.

Sale of Buss AG Group to Fabrel Lotos and the management:
Coperion is world market leader for machinery and complete conveyor and production systems for plastics, chemical, and food industries. In 2006, the Group expects a turnover of € 440 m, up 20% from the previous year.
Buss AG is a worldwide leading manufacturer of compounding and processing plants. The globally active Buss AG, with annual sales of approx. CHF 60 m, currently employs 200 people.
HSCie advised the vendor.

Sale of Ahr Group to Bilfinger Berger:
With the acquisition of the Ahr Group, Bilfinger Berger gains wide access to the dynamically growing market for services in the health care sector. Ahr Group is specialized in integrated services in health care and oversees about 200 hospitals and nursing homes in Germany. It had an output volume of more than € 60 m in 2005.
HSCie advised the vendor.

Sale of Titan Aluminium Feinguss GmbH to DZ Equity Partner:
TITAL, founded in 1974, is a leading manufacturer and provider of premium aluminium and titanium investment casting parts and solutions primarily for the aerospace industry. TITAL has ongoing supply relationships with all major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in the European aerospace industry for large and complex aluminium and titanium components.
DZ Equity Partner GmbH and the management acquires 100% of Titan Aluminium Feinguss GmbH, Bestwick, Germany, effective from April 1, 2006, within a management buy-out.
HSCie advised the vendor.

Sale of the Jelenko Dental Alloy Division of Heraeus Kulzer Inc. to Argen Inc.:
Heraeus Kulzer is a leading company for dental materials and dentistry needs, as well as bio-materials used in cementing and coating implants and prostheses.
Heraeus Kulzer is part of the Heraeus company, one of Germany’s largest family enterprises active in the field of precious metal trading, precious metal products, dental products, sensorics, laboratory equipment, medical technology, special lamps and quartz glass, which all together yields € 8 bn in sales.
The US subsidiary Heraeus Kulzer Inc., based in Armonk, New York, sold its Dental Alloy Division to Argen Inc., based in San Diego.
HSCie advised the vendor.

Capital increase of VERTILAS GmbH:
VERTILAS carried out a capital increase from High Tech Private Equity and kfw.
VERTILAS GmbH develops, produces and markets innovative laser diodes for optical communications technology, sensing engineering (gas spectroscopy, tunable diode laser spectroscopy TDLS) and measuring methods.
High Tech Private Equity GmbH is a in Düsseldorf based bank-independent and entrepreneurial Venture-Capital- / Private-Equity-firm.
HSCie advised VERTILAS.

Hübner Schlösser & Cie (www.hscie.com) is a corporate finance advisory firm, which specializes in acquisitions and divestitures of mid-sized firms. With nearly 100 published transactions with a total volume in excess of € 17 bn and 80% of our mandates successfully executed, we are one of the leading M&A advisors for medium-sized transactions in Germany. According to Thomson Financial, we are the number 6 for German based medium-sized transactions in Germany. This year as we have successfully advised in 7 transactions, last year we were able to close 9 deals for our mandates.

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