{"id":10725,"date":"2019-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-drives-service-truck-body-leader-to-strategic-buyer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:16:37","slug":"livingstone-drives-service-truck-body-leader-to-strategic-buyer","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/transaction\/livingstone-drives-service-truck-body-leader-to-strategic-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone ber\u00e4t Royal Truck Body beim Verkauf an Spartan Motors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Das Livingstone-Sektorteam Industrie hat die Ver\u00e4u\u00dferung von <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/royaltruckbody.com\/\"><strong>Royal Truck Body<\/strong><\/a><strong> an <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/spartaner.com\/\"><strong>Spartan Motors, Inc.<\/strong><\/a><strong> (NASDAQ: SPAR) erfolgreich beraten. Dabei agierte Livingstone als exklusiver Finanzberater der Royal. \u00dcber die Bedingungen der Transaktion wurde Stillschweigen vereinbart.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201e<em>Wir sind begeistert vom Ergebnis. Livingstone navigierte das Team der Royal Truck Body durch ein effizientes Kaufverfahren unter Beteiligung mehrerer Kaufinteressenten. Das Livingstone-Team hat durch eine kompetente Prozessf\u00fchrung und Hands-on-Mentalit\u00e4t sowie jahrelanger Transaktionserfahrung ein optimales Ergebnis f\u00fcr alle Beteiligten erzielt<\/em>\u201c, kommentierte <strong>Dudley DeZonia, Gr\u00fcnder und Pr\u00e4sident der Royal Truck Body<\/strong>. \u201e<em>Spartan teilt unsere Unternehmenswerte und -kultur; unsere Kunden und Mitarbeiter werden gleicherma\u00dfen profitieren, da Royal Truck Body und Spartan zusammen neue, innovative L\u00f6sungen und Dienstleistungen anbieten werden.<\/em>\u201c<\/p><p>Royal Truck Body wurde 1971 als Familienunternehmen gegr\u00fcndet und bietet ein umfassendes Portfolio an Nutzfahrzeugaufbauten und Zubeh\u00f6r f\u00fcr eine Vielzahl von Endm\u00e4rkten, darunter gewerbliche H\u00e4ndler, Flottenkunden, Versorgungsunternehmen und Kommunen. Royal hat den Hauptsitz in Carson, Kalifornien, sowie f\u00fcnf Niederlassungen in Nordkalifornien, Arizona und Texas.<\/p><p>\u201e<em>Es beginnt eine aufregende Phase f\u00fcr Spartan<\/em>\u201c, betont <strong>Daryl Adams, Pr\u00e4sident und CEO von Spartan<\/strong>. \u201e<em>Unsere \u00dcbernahme der Royal Truck Body markiert die weitere Umsetzung unseres strategischen Entwicklungsplans einer landesweiten Expansion zum Nutzen unserer Kunden und Lieferanten sowie unserer Teammitglieder und Anteilseigner.<\/em>\u201c<\/p><p>Die \u00dcbernahme ist Teil des strategischen Plans von Spartan und tr\u00e4gt dazu bei, eine Erh\u00f6hung der EBITDA-Marge sowie h\u00f6heren Ums\u00e4tze und eine geografische Expansion durch eine fl\u00e4chendeckende Produktions- und Vertriebsstruktur herbeizuf\u00fchren. Royal wird in den Unternehmensbereich Spezialfahrwerk und -fahrzeuge von Spartan aufgenommen und soll aufgrund der Markenst\u00e4rke weiterhin unter Royal Truck Body am Markt auftreten.<\/p><p>Spartan gilt als nordamerikanischer Marktf\u00fchrer in der Herstellung und Montage von Spezialfahrzeugen f\u00fcr die Nutzfahrzeug- und Einzelhandelsfahrzeugbranche. In ihrer Branche ist Spartan f\u00fcr ihre Qualit\u00e4t, Langlebigkeit, Innovationsf\u00fchrerschaft sowie die Produktunterst\u00fctzung im Nachr\u00fcstmarkt bekannt. Das Unternehmen besch\u00e4ftigt rund 2.500 Mitarbeiter und betreibt Werke in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Florida, Missouri, California, Arizona, Texas, Nebraska, South Dakota; Saltillo\/Mexiko sowie in Lima\/Peru.<\/p><p><em>\u201eEs war toll, Dudley DeZonia und das Royal Truck Body Team zu beraten\u201c,<\/em><strong> <\/strong>so <strong>Livingstone-Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer<\/strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/team\/karl-freimuth\/\"><strong> Karl Freimuth<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> <em>\u201eNach einer Bestandsaufnahme der Ziele unseres Mandanten entwarf das Livingstone Industrie-Team eine detaillierte, zielgerichtete Verfahrensstruktur, die in etwas mehr als vier Monaten abgeschlossen wurde. Der Royal Truck-Abschluss ist ein weiteres Beispiel f\u00fcr Livingstones herausragende Erfolgsbilanz beim Verkauf mittelst\u00e4ndischer Unternehmen an renommierte strategische K\u00e4ufer.\u201c<\/em><\/p><p>Nach dem Verkauf von <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/transactions\/livingstone-advises-on-the-sale-of-artistic-carton-to-graphic-packaging\">Artistic Carton an Graphic Packaging<\/a> und <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/transactions\/livingstone-leaves-its-paw-print-with-the-sale-of-the-mason-company\">The Mason Company an Midmark Corporation<\/a> sowie der Ver\u00e4u\u00dferung der <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/transactions\/livingstone-advises-aliaxis-group-on-sale-of-160-year-old-heritage-brand-rheinhtte-pumpen-group-to-itt-inc\">Rheinh\u00fctte Pumpen an ITT Inc. <\/a>ist dieser Abschluss die 124. von Livingstone seit 2018 betreute Transaktion und zugleich die 40. globale Transaktion im Bereich Industrie im gleichen Zeitraum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Livingstone hat die Ver\u00e4u\u00dferung von Royal Truck Body an Spartan Motors, Inc., Marktf\u00fchrer in der Herstellung und Montage von Spezialfahrzeugen f\u00fcr die Nutzfahrzeug- und Einzelhandelsfahrzeugbranche, erfolgreich beraten. 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