Acquisition of Maha Nederland by Rupro Beheer

Transaction
Rupro Beheer acquired 100% of the shares in Maha Nederland B.V. and Maha Verhuur B.V. Rembrandt Mergers & Acquisitions acted as exclusive financial adviser to the seller.

Maha Nederland
Maha Nederland is a specialized in the area of workshop equipment for the automotive industry. The company sells new equipment, provides maintenance and service and also sets up or relocates entire complete automotive workshops. Maha Nederland particularly has a strong position in the market for truck and bus workshops. Moreover, the company is also active in the markets for regular passenger cars and markets related to the automotive industry (such as agriculture vehicles) More information is available on: www.mahanederland.nl.

Rupro Beheer
Rupro Beheer is the holding of a number of companies active in the automotive/equipment industry and industrial sectors (such as drums, transportation belts and rollers). One of these companies, Explora, is active in the same industry as Maha Nederland but has a stronger position in the market for passenger cars.
Rupro Beheer is a subsidiary of Rema TipTop AG from Germany, which is a subsidiary of Stahlgruber Otto Gruber AG. More information is available on: www.ruprobeheer.nl.

Through the acquisition of Maha Nederland, Rupro Beheer has significantly strengthened its position in the market for workshop equipment as Maha Nederland has a strong position in the market for trucks and busses and Explora has a strong position in passenger cars. Furthermore there’s also a good fit in company culture between the two companies.