Germany-based Thyssen’sche Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H (“THG”) has acquired a controlling interest in Anomatic, the largest U.S. provider of anodized aluminum packaging solutions for some of the world’s most recognized retail brands, from Brookstone Partners. The current management team will remain in place and acquire a minority interest in the company alongside THG. The parties have agreed to not disclose financial terms of the acquisition.
Anomatic specializes in color anodizing of packaging for many of the largest beauty, personal care and spirits brands in the world. Anomatic also provides laser engraving, embossing and screen-printing.
According to Anomatic President and CEO Scott Rusch, who will remain CEO of the company, the transaction will further enhance Anomatic’s position as the worldwide leader in anodized aluminum packaging to the cosmetics and health and beauty industries. “It also presents future value opportunities for our customers as we make new investments in technologies to expand the company’s capabilities,” stated Rusch.
THG owns a wide range of production and trading businesses throughout the world, including the Thomas Group, another portfolio company serving the cosmetics and personal care industry. Juergen Heite, Managing Director of THG, says both companies offer complementary products and services, and customers will benefit from THG’s strategic investment in Anomatic. “Our commitment to future growth and expanding capabilities for value-added products will drive value for Anomatic’s customers and enable growth in diversified market segments,” emphasized Heite.
Dirk Liedtke, Managing Partner at Mummert & Company, comments: “We have been advising THG for many years and are excited that we could support expanding THG’s footprint in the U.S. with the acquisition of Anomatic. The successful closing of a process that saw strong competition from various multinational strategic bidders is quite remarkable. The transaction is another example of our truly global industrial advisory approach in sell- as well as buy-side transactions.”
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Mummert & Company is a leading, globally active mid-cap M&A advisor, with particular expertise in the sectors Industrial Technologies, Business Services, Life Sciences, ICT and Consumer Goods. With offices in Munich, Vienna and Princeton (USA), Mummert & Company provides advisory services for the purchase or sale of companies or shareholdings (mergers & acquisitions), for the raising of equity capital (venture capital, private equity or the capital markets) and debt capital, for restructurings, for valuations (fairness opinions) as well as for the privatization of government-owned enterprises.
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THG is a 100 percent family owned portfolio company and a highly renowned investor with its roots in the Julius Thyssen family. The company is located in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany. The business of THG is highly diversified and comprises different industry segments through several subsidiaries. Aside from the cosmetics industry the portfolio of THG comprises companies serving the home building market, aerosol industry, energy service market as well as the DIY and machinery market. THG follows a longterm strategy for its subsidiaries and workforce applying a historically proven buy-and-build concept.
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Established in 1965, Anomatic is a diversified, full-service manufacturer of anodized aluminum packaging for the automotive, beauty, personal care, consumer electronics, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and spirits industries worldwide. Today, Anomatic’s state-of-the-art facilities in Ohio, Connecticut, and Suzhou, China offer expertise in product design, metal forming, anodizing, decorating and assembly.
Detailed information about Anomatic is available at www.anomatic.com