Nimbus acquires Robert Bürkle

Under Nimbus's ownership, Robert Bürkle will attempt to strengthen its market position as a mechanical engineering company in the pressing, coating and laminating industries.

Zeist-based Nimbus is a small- to mid-cap investor, typically investing in European companies with turnover of anywhere between €10-500m. The firm focuses its investment on the industrials sector, predominantly investing in the Benelux and DACH regions, as well as Poland.

Company
Founded in 1920, Robert Bürkle is headquartered in Freudenstadt with an additional office in Rietberg-Mastholte. The company employs 730 staff and generated turnover of €92m in 2012.

Robert Bürkle develops and manufactures plants and machinery predominantly for the wood processing industry. The company also manufactures systems for the electronic, photovoltaic, glass, building, automotive and plastic card sectors.

For the wood processing industry, the business produces lacquering systems, laminating plants and press lines for flooring, wooden panels, furniture and door manufacturers. Robert Bürkle creates multi-layer and laminating presses for printed circuit board manufacturers; laminating lines for the plastic card industry; and laminating and coating systems for solar panels.

People
Ralf Spindler, Jürgen Brenner and Renato Luck are the managing directors of Robert Bürkle.

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