Argos Soditic acquires BMF

The capital will allow the group to accelerate the development by increasing its financial and operational resources.

Argos Soditic currently invests from its €360m Euroknights VI fund.

Debt
The deal was an all equity transaction.

Company
Bartholet Maschinenbau (BMF) plans, produces and installs cable railways and amusement park facilities, as well as mechanical engineering and metal processing worldwide and is based in Flums. Founded in 1970, BMF employs about 200 people.

People
Cédric Bruix and Cédric Perlet worked on the transaction for Argos Soditic. Representatives from Argos will join BMF's board.

Advisers
Equity - BakerMcKenzie, Martin Anderson (Legal); Ernst & Young, Chris Tattersall, Gernot Zitter (Financial & tax due diligence); Vanat Consulting, Laurent Vanat (Market due diligence); Helbing Beratung + Bauplanung, Nam Hoang (Real estate due diligence); Ecosens, Albert von Däniken (Environmental due diligence); Kessler + Co, Klaus Peretti (Insurance due diligence); SynPro, Gert Illig (Corporate finance)

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