Atlas Copco acquires Scheugenpflug AG, which specializes in solutions for adhesive, dosing and potting technology. Scheugenpflug AG becomes part of the “Industrial Assembly Solutions”(IAS) within the “Industrial Technique” division. Ebner Stolz supports buyers with a multidisciplinary advisory team, thereof a financial and tax advisory team in Shanghai.
The audit and tax firm Ebner Stolz advised Atlas Copco on the acquisition of Scheugenpflug AG as part of a financial and tax due diligence as well as in the areas of SPA and valuation services.
Atlas Copco is a global and leading industrial company with around 37,000 employees and customers in more than 180 countries. The Group’s products and services are spread across four business areas and include compressors and vacuum solutions, as well as generators, power tools, assembly systems, metering and joining solutions and corresponding services. In 2018, Atlas Copco generated total sales of around 9 billion euros.
Scheugenpflug AG is headquartered in Neustadt an der Donau and creates solutions for adhesive, dosing and potting technology that are used in various industries. A specialization is in highly automated system solutions such as dosing cells and systems for vacuum potting. The company has more than 600 employees and generated sales of around EUR 80 million in 2018.
The overall project was led by the Ebner Stolz partner Dr. Nils Mengen (Cologne, Financial) and Thomas Herzogenrath (Cologne, Tax). The team in Shanghai was led by the partners Eileen Wu (finance) and Dr. Gerald Neumann (tax) , supported by Mrs. Lily Sun, director transaction services at Ebner Stolz Neumann Wu in Shanghai.