Found!

The process of buying businesses

Editorial

Dear readers,

Year after year, we welcome new companies into our Group – both for our segments and as additions to our portfolio companies. But how do you  start these conversations? How does the sales process work? What does INDUS offer the newcomers? Is this decision worth it in retrospect? You will find the answers in this magazine.

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Dr. Johannes Schmidt
CEO of INDUS Holding AG
Searching
With an eye on the future

The world’s biggest eye on the sky is currently being built in Chile’s Atacama Desert. ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is being built by a large alliance of international partners. With the ability to point in any direction, it will enable the discovery of so much more – new planets alongside much brighter stars. The 39-meter-diameter primary mirror will be made up of 789 individual hexagonal segments. The sharp focus makes it possible to see even the smallest details, all the while keeping the big picture in focus.

Finding
With painstaiking care

Meticulous searching allows fresh discoveries to emerge, often revealing astonishing findings. In the once-buried city of Pompeii, researchers excavated an ancient snack bar in August 2021. The exceptionally well-preserved street food restaurant with colorfully painted counters tells us a lot about the eating habits of the townspeople in the year 79 – from chicken on a stick to lamb to go. Historical finds like this make it necessary to search where no one has searched before – requiring a great deal of research, patience and intuition.

Holding
With trust

Emperor penguins form lifelong partnerships and stay faithful once they have chosen each other. The partners even adapt their behavior to one another so that they don’t get lost in the crowds of their penguin neighbors. Almost perfectly synchronized, they switch back and forth between the warm interior and cold exterior of their colonies – an effective method in which both rely on each other to conserve energy and assure successful breeding.

FOUND!

The process of buying businesses
 Homeowners who want to sell their homes will put up a “For Sale” sign on their property, and everyone who passes by understands that this property is available. Selling a company is much more complex. But when it works, it is worth it for the seller, the buyer – and the company itself.

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THERE ARE NO BLUEPRINTS FOR A GOOD MATCH

CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS FROM THREE POINTS OF VIEW
 Many interests have to be aligned nowadays to bring companies together, but what matters most is a common outlook. Dr. Thomas Bister, Carsten Jungmann and Dr. Johannes Schmidt on coming together in a changing corporate landscape.

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AN IMPRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT

TRANSFORMATION
 From manufacturer to technological market leader – how HAUFF-Technik has been constantly evolving under INDUS since 1986. Sales have risen from EUR 4 million to about EUR 100 million – a resounding success.

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INDUS AROUND THE WORLD

INTERNATIONALIZATION

 The INDUS Group has a global presence with sites in 31 countries around the world. The company pursues various internationalization strategies, such as assisting German customers abroad, establishing direct contact wi th international target customers, and building up a global support and servi ce structure. INDUS supports its por tfolio companies in tapping new markets and establishing international operations.

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EXPANDING WITH SOLID SUPPORT

ACQUISITIONS ARE A GREAT GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR SME COMPANIES
 Gaining expertise and skills from outside the company is one way of obtaining the necessary access to new markets or innovative technology. INDUS specifically supports its portfolio companies in acquiring sub-subsidiaries.

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A MARKET FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITIES

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[IN]side INTRODUCING INDUS PROJECTS

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CAPITAL INVESTMENT AS A LEVER FOR ESG

Interview with Gregor Farnschläder, Versicherungskammer Group
 Investors are no longer interested in companies’ financial success alone. They also want to know how they’re performing when it comes to ESG (environment, social and governance). Gregor Farnschläder is head of the Investment Strategy and Investments department at the Versicherungskammer Group, one of Germany’s largest direct insurers. In this interview he will give us an insight into the importance of sustainable investment for his organization.

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INDUS TICKER 2021

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