Deal News Regeniter / JHK Kramer

Loy & Co. comprehensively advised Ulrich Regeniter, shareholder of Stahlbau Regeniter GmbH, on the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to the J.H.K. Group.

November 2019 

The Transaction

The medium-sized, owner-managed steel and equipment construction company Stahlbau Regeniter GmbH sold 100% of its shares to the J.H.K. Group, a medium-sized family business based in Bremerhaven, by signing a contract dated November 27, 2019. With this acquisition, the J.H.K. Group strengthens its service portfolio and gains renowned customers from the steel industry.

The Companies

Stahlbau Regeniter GmbH

The Regeniter Group was founded in 1900 in Essen by the great-grandfather of the managing director, Mr. Ulrich Regeniter, as a metalworking shop and has developed into a leading steel and equipment construction company in the field of thermal engineering systems. The company’s business activities include the manufacture and distribution of all types of steel structures, fixture and sheet metal construction, industrial furnace construction, equipment construction, and welding operations for the German Federal Railway.

J.H.K. Group

The J.H.K. Group was founded in 1901 in Bremerhaven as a coppersmith’s shop and is now owned by the Kramer family in the third and fourth generations. As a medium-sized family business, the company impresses its customers with numerous services related to industrial piping, special machinery, steel, container and equipment construction, as well as electrical system construction, complemented by the corresponding engineering expertise. In addition, the J.H.K. Group focuses on scaffolding construction and surface technology, as well as measurement and control technology for mineral oil handling.