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KG (\u201cWestiform\u201d o \u201cWestiform Alemania\u201d).<\/strong><\/p><p>La empresa Westiform es uno de los principales fabricantes de r\u00f3tulos luminosos y carteler\u00eda en Europa y fue creada despu\u00e9s de la adquisici\u00f3n de Boos+Hahn por parte del grupo suizo Westiform en 1989. La compa\u00f1\u00eda lleva trabajando en el campo de la comunicaci\u00f3n visual, tanto para interiores como exteriores, durante d\u00e9cadas. Su principal linea de negocio son los r\u00f3tulos luminosos y la carteler\u00eda digital. La compa\u00f1\u00eda opera de manera independiente en el sector y trabaja con un porfolio de clientes de primer nivel que incluye grandes corporaciones como Bayer, Bosch y RWE.<\/p><p>El 24 de octubre de 2019, el consejo de administraci\u00f3n de Westiform present\u00f3 una solicitud de concurso voluntario, inici\u00e1ndose el proceso el 1 de enero de 2020. Dirk Pehl, abogado de la firma legal Schultze &amp; Braun, fue designado como administrador concursal. En octubre de 2019, la compa\u00f1\u00eda sufri\u00f3 una gran ca\u00edda en sus ventas, especialmente en relaci\u00f3n a clientes de la industria del autom\u00f3vil.&nbsp;<em>\u201cEl nivel de ventas actual se tuvo en cuenta para establecer la hoja de ruta de la empresa y las proyecciones se ajustaron teniendo esto en cuenta. Con esto se estableci\u00f3 una soluci\u00f3n viable para la continuidad de la empresa y los pedidos pendientes\u201d<\/em>, declar\u00f3 <strong>el administrador concursal<\/strong>. En el transcurso de la operaci\u00f3n de adquisici\u00f3n, Pentapart subrog\u00f3 130 empleados de los 200 que ten\u00eda de la compa\u00f1\u00eda. Los empleados afectados por los despidos ser\u00e1n asignados a una empresa de outplacement durante al menos seis meses.<\/p><p><em>\u201cLa pandemia ha aumentado la incertidumbre en relaci\u00f3n a las proyecciones futuras de Westiform, lo que no ayud\u00f3 a la b\u00fasqueda de compradores interesados. Estamos muy satisfechos de que se haya encontrado un inversor como Pentapart que conf\u00ede en el modelo de negocio de la compa\u00f1\u00eda y tenga en cuenta la situaci\u00f3n de los trabajadores a pesar del momento econ\u00f3mico actual\u201d<\/em>, afirm\u00f3 <strong>Pehl<\/strong>.<\/p><p>El nuevo propietario, Pentapart, con sede en Altenmedingen (Baja Sajonia), est\u00e1 especializado en peque\u00f1as y medianas empresas de pa\u00edses de habla alemana. <strong>El director de Pentapart y futuro director de Westiform, Christian Dreser<\/strong>, afirm\u00f3:&nbsp;<em>\u201cEstamos seguros de que seremos un socio que aporte estabilidad y confianza en Westiform, especialmente durante el periodo de incertidumbre por el que estamos pasando. Esperamos una relaci\u00f3n larga y satisfactoria con nuestros empleados, clientes y proveedores. Somos solventes, el potencial de la compa\u00f1\u00eda es convincente y estamos trabajando juntos para guiar a Westiform en un momento de turbulencias econ\u00f3micas como el actual y, en un futuro, ampliar a\u00fan m\u00e1s la posici\u00f3n de liderazgo de la compa\u00f1\u00eda en el campo de la publicidad con r\u00f3tulos luminosos y carteler\u00eda digital\u201d.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Andr\u00e9 Schr\u00f6er, socio de Livingstone en la oficina de D\u00fcsseldorf<\/strong>, a\u00f1ade:&nbsp;<em>\u201cCon Westiform, Pentapart ha encontrado una inversi\u00f3n ideal para su cartera de participadas. Queremos agradecer a los accionistas y a la direcci\u00f3n de Pentapart el haber depositado su confianza en nosotros para asesorarles en la compra. El proceso de M&amp;A ha sido un desaf\u00edo particular debido a la situaci\u00f3n actual; nos complace haber contribuido en encontrar una soluci\u00f3n exitosa\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3602,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"client-type":[],"region":[],"sector":[],"service":[],"transaction-type":[],"class_list":["post-16104","transaction","type-transaction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"team_members":"","date":"20200801","client_type":48,"type":[1022],"region":[396],"services":[465],"sectors":[844,860,488,841,856],"related_transactions":"","related_testimonials":[49502],"contacts":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pentapart Venture Capital adquiere Westiform Alemania - Livingstone Partners<\/title>\n<meta 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