PwC Legal advises the private shareholders on the sale of BSB & BWB Group

Düsseldorf, 18 November 2020

A multidisciplinary team of PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (PwC Legal) and PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (PwC) experts has provided the private shareholders of BSB Metallverformung GmbH + Co. Stanzwerk (“BSB”) and BWB Behälter-Werk Burgau GmbH + Co. KG (“BWB”) with comprehensive legal and financial advice on the sale of their shares to the Klimmer Group.

BSB provides high quality metal structures in the field of stamping and forming parts for clients in various end industries. BWB is a leading manufacturer of oil separators and pressure vessels, predominantly for the European railway industry. The BSB & BWB Group is headquartered in Burgau, Germany and employs more than 350 people.

The Klimmer Group, which is also headquartered in Burgau, is a specialist for stamping and forming parts with up to 1,000 tons of compressive force. Klimmer supplies mainly to customers in the automotive and electrical industry.

PwC Legal (Düsseldorf):

Lars Benger (Lead), Dr. Johannes Auf dem Kampe, Rebecca Lappeßen (all M&A / Private Equity), Dr. Philipp Pröbsting (Real Estate)

PwC (Frankfurt):

Alexander Knögel, Sebastian Teller, Manuel Nowotny (all M&A)

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