Vertical: Industrials
Industry Group: Construction
Areas of Focus: Civial Engineering, Special Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Services
- The hillstreet team advised the shareholders of the Achatz Group throughout all phases of an exclusive M&A process until its successful completion
- Former Managing Director of Achatz Group, Thomas Schröder, will retain his stake in the company following the transaction
- With more than 200 employees and several locations, ACHATZ handles projects in the Rhine-Neckar region
- Since its foundation in 2020, TERRAS Tiefbau Group has grown through strategic acquisitions to over 15 subsidiaries with a total output of over a quarter of a billion euros and over 1,000 employees
hillstreet advised the shareholders of Achatz Gruppe, an expert in civil engineering and special construction solutions in the Rhine-Neckar region, on its acquisition by civil engineering group TERRAS, a portfolio company of financial investor AUCTUS. Managing Director Thomas Schröder will retain his stake in the company following the transaction.
ACHATZ Group, Mannheim, Germany
The Achatz Group, consisting of Achatz GmbH Bauunternehmung and Friedrich Eisen GmbH, is a leading civil engineering company. With more than 200 employees and several locations, the group handles projects in the Rhine-Neckar region. The group is characterized by a wide range of services and qualified specialist staff. Its core competence lies in inner-city and industrial construction under complex conditions in existing buildings and operations.
TERRAS Tiefbau Group, Montabaur, Germany
The TERRAS Civil Engineering Group is a nationally active network of medium-sized providers of infrastructure services. Traditional civil engineering forms the backbone of the group and is complemented by specialist civil engineering, track construction, engineering offices, and resource providers. Since its foundation in 2020, the group has grown through strategic acquisitions to over 15 subsidiaries with a total output of over a quarter of a billion euros and over 1,000 employees.
AUCTUS Capital Partners, Munich, Germany
With over 420 investments in the last 23 years, AUCTUS is the most active investment company in the European SME sector. More than 35 investment experts manage 50 platforms from various sectors of the economy. The total investments, comprising over 200 individual companies, generate annual sales of €3 billion.
hillstreet advisory partners GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
Based in Frankfurt am Main, hillstreet is an exclusive address for the purchase and sale of mediumsized companies and for professional succession consulting. As a partnership-based consulting firm, hillstreet operates independently and free of any conflicts of interest, offering first-class consulting on a par with a top-tier investment bank, focusing on consumer, food & retail, industrial products & construction, business services & healthcare. The team at hillstreet has extensive expertise based on their successful support of more than 100 transactions since 2000.
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