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Livingstone advised Kurtz Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG (<\/strong>\u201cKurtz Ersa\u201d<\/strong><\/a>) on the acquisition of SCHILLER AUTOMATION GmbH & Co. KG (<\/strong>\u201cSCHILLER\u201d<\/strong><\/a>). With the acquisition of <\/strong>SCHILLER<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Kurtz Ersa<\/strong><\/a> expands the range of automation solutions offered, strengthening its market presence in the automation sector.<\/strong><\/p>

Kurtz Ersa is a leading high-tech mechanical engineering company with a turnover of approximately EUR 275MM in 2021 and more than 1,250 employees. As part of a strategic repositioning, the Company is now divided into three business segments, electronics production equipment, molding machines, and the automation segment. Kurtz Ersa<\/a> Automation<\/a> specializes in holistic turnkey solutions, robust modular construction in series business, and innovative system integration. It acts as the central point of contact for automation expertise in the Kurtz Ersa Group<\/a>.<\/p>

SCHILLER was founded in 1978 and is a leading provider of integrated automation, process, and system solutions. The company focuses on assembly lines for the automotive industry and medical technology and offers a comprehensive range of services from engineering, manufacturing, and assembly, and commissioning of automation solutions \u2013 complemented by after-sales and customer support services. The head office of the owner-managed family company with currently 160 employees is in Sonnenb\u00fchl in the Neckar-Alb industrial region.<\/p>

\u201cThe integration into the Kurtz Ersa Group with a global sales and service network and a long-term growth strategy opens up new growth opportunities for SCHILLER while simultaneously providing job security for Sonnenb\u00fchl employees,\u201d<\/em> stated Stefan Schiller, Managing Director of Schiller Automation.<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cThanks to SCHILLER\u2019s excellent market position, the existing know-how, and many years of industrial experience, we are thus significantly further developing our \u201cAutomation\u201d business field,\u201d<\/em> said Kurtz Ersa CEO Rainer Kurtz<\/strong>.<\/p>

Dr. Michael Wenzel, Head of the Automation business segment at Kurtz Ersa<\/strong>, shared, \u201cWith the takeover of the automation expert SCHILLER, we are further expanding our portfolio of automation solutions and will continue to offer our customers the highest level of functionality, quality and adherence to delivery dates.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Dr. Andr\u00e9 Schr\u00f6er, Partner at Livingstone D\u00fcsseldorf<\/strong>, commented, \u201cFollowing two successful transactions by Kurtz Ersa in 2018 and 2020 as part of the strategic realignment of the group, we are pleased to have now supported the shareholders and management on the buyer side. The acquisition of SCHILLER will sustainably strengthen the automation business area and lead to further growth. We thank everyone involved for the excellent cooperation once again.\u201d <\/em><\/p>

The buyer received legal advice from Erlanger Treuhand GmbH, Erlangen, by the team of Attorney\/StB\/WP Ulrich Bail and Attorney Bernd Marschall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3752,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"client-type":[],"region":[],"sector":[],"service":[],"transaction-type":[],"class_list":["post-9206","transaction","type-transaction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"team_members":[1214],"date":"20220103","client_type":42,"type":[1102],"region":[370],"services":[435],"sectors":[637,653],"related_transactions":"","related_testimonials":"","contacts":""},"yoast_head":"\nLivingstone advises global technology group Kurtz Ersa on the acquisition of SCHILLER Automation - Livingstone Partners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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