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- INDUS Holding AG INDUS Holding AG, a listed holding company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (SDAX) since 1995, acquires and develops small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with unique engineering capabilities, primarily family-owned Mittelstand businesses in German-speaking countries, focusing on long-term growth through its "EMPOWERING MITTELSTAND" strategy. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, the company manages over 40 portfolio companies operating worldwide, organized into three core segments: Engineering, offering machinery and equipment construction, automation, robotics, sensor technology, and measuring/control engineering; Infrastructure, providing construction and building technology, telecommunications infrastructure, and air-conditioning technology; and Materials Solutions, specializing in metal production and processing, component manufacturing, medical products and aids, composites, engineering plastics, and textiles. Its portfolio companies, such as ASS Maschinenbau, BETEK, REMKO, Hauff-Technik, PEISELER, and eltherm, serve manufacturing, construction, energy, automotive, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors, with target markets including industrial manufacturers, builders, and end-users across Europe, the United States, Switzerland, the Nordics, and other regions.
In recent developments, INDUS Holding AG has pursued aggressive inorganic growth, completing multiple acquisitions in 2024 and 2025 to bolster its segments; these include the acquisition of DECKMA (75% stake), a specialist in shipbuilding and offshore lighting and safety systems, and Colson X-Cel, a British manufacturer of industrial valves for fluid control, both enhancing the Engineering segment. Portfolio subsidiaries drove further expansions, such as BETOMAX acquiring TRIGOSYS for process technology, PEISELER's KÖCO taking over HBS Bolzenschweiss-Systeme for stud welding and automation, Hauff-Technik purchasing Swedish ELECTRO TRADING for power grid and renewable energy products as well as Kettler for pipe system components, and a strategic U.S. acquisition adding fabrication and engineering expertise. The company placed a EUR 125 million promissory note loan in July 2025 to support its acquisition pipeline, confirmed 2025 revenue guidance of EUR 1.70-1.85 billion amid market challenges, and achieved a Q3 2025 earnings turnaround through cost management, while planning additional international deals in fluid, process, and technology fields.