Frank­furt a.M. — McDer­mott Will & Emery has advi­sed ABL-TECHNIC Entla­ckung GmbH and the invest­ment company behind it, Rubicon Part­ners, on the acqui­si­tion of Indus­trie­be­darf GmbH as part of an asset deal.

Indus­trie­be­darf GmbH, foun­ded in 1979 and based in Sulz am Neckar, is a medium-sized company for envi­ron­men­tally friendly paint strip­ping with over 30 employees. Custo­mers include compa­nies from the auto­mo­tive indus­try, their suppli­ers and other compa­nies from all areas of surface technology.

The ABL Group — with ABL-TECHNIC Entla­ckung GmbH as the opera­ting parent company — is a specia­list service provi­der for indus­trial paint strip­ping and offers a broad port­fo­lio of services ranging from paint strip­ping manage­ment to dispo­sal and reco­very of recy­clable mate­ri­als. The company has 23 loca­ti­ons in 14 count­ries. The ABL Group has been part of the Rubicon Part­ners port­fo­lio since 2011.

The McDer­mott team most recently advi­sed ABL Group and the invest­ment company behind it, Rubicon Part­ners, on the successful comple­tion of the refi­nan­cing of exis­ting finan­cial debt (combi­ned with a growth finan­cing component).

Advi­sors to ABL-TECHNIC Entla­ckung GmbH/ Rubicon Part­ners: McDer­mott Will & Emery, Frankfurt
Dr. Michael Cziesla, Photo (Lead, Corporate/M&A/Private Equity), Dr. Maxi­mi­lian Clos­ter­meyer (Real Estate), Dr. Chris­tian Rolf (Labor Law); Asso­cia­tes: Isabelle Müller, Tobias Riemen­schnei­der (both Corporate/M&A/Private Equity), Elena Platte, LL.M. (real estate law)