{"id":7449,"date":"2022-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-global-technology-group-kurtz-ersa-on-the-acquisition-of-schiller-automation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:53:22","slug":"livingstone-advises-global-technology-group-kurtz-ersa-on-the-acquisition-of-schiller-automation","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/nl\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-global-technology-group-kurtz-ersa-on-the-acquisition-of-schiller-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone advises global technology group Kurtz Ersa on the acquisition of SCHILLER Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Livingstone advised\u00a0Kurtz Holding GmbH & Co<\/a>. Beteiligungs KG (\u201cKurtz Ersa\u201d) on the acquisition of\u00a0SCHILLER AUTOMATION GmbH & Co<\/a>. KG (\u201cSCHILLER\u201d) exclusively as M&A Advisor. The acquisition of\u00a0SCHILLER Automation<\/a>\u00a0further expands\u00a0Kurtz Ersa\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0range of automation solutions and thus strengthens its market presence in the field of automation.<\/p>\n

Kurtz Ersa<\/a>\u00a0is one of the leading and most traditional high-tech mechanical engineering groups worldwide generating approx. EUR 275 million with more than 1,250 employees in 2021. In the course of its strategic repositioning, the Group is today divided into three business segments: \u201cElectronics Production Equipment\u201d, \u201cMoulding Machines\u201d and the \u201cAutomation\u201d segment.\u00a0Kurtz Ersa<\/a>\u00a0Automation specializes in integrated turnkey solutions, robust modular construction in the series business and innovative system integration, and acts as the central point of contact for automation expertise within the Kurtz Ersa Group.<\/p>\n

SCHILLER<\/a>\u00a0was founded in 1978 and has developed into one of the leading suppliers of integrated automation, process and system solutions. The company focuses on assembly lines for the automotive- and medtech industry and offers a comprehensive range of services including engineering, manufacturing, assembly and commissioning of automation solutions \u2013 complemented by after-sales and customer support services. The headquarters of the owner-managed family company with currently 160 employees is Sonnenb\u00fchl in the Neckar-Alb industrial region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe integration into the\u00a0Kurtz Ersa Group<\/a>\u00a0with its worldwide sales and service network, combined with a long-term growth strategy, opens up completely new growth opportunities and development possibilities for\u00a0SCHILLER<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Kurtz Ersa<\/a>\u00a0business segment \u201cAutomation\u201d \u2013 while simultaneously securing jobs for all employees at the Sonnenb\u00fchl site.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0said Stefan Schiller, Managing Director of\u00a0Schiller Automation.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to\u00a0SCHILLER\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0excellent market position, existing know-how and many years of industrial experience, we are thus significantly developing our \u201cAutomation\u201d business segment,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0said\u00a0Kurtz Ersa<\/a>\u00a0CEO Rainer Kurtz.<\/p>\n

Dr Michael Wenzel, head of the Automation business segment at\u00a0Kurtz Ersa<\/a>, said,\u00a0\u201cThe acquisition of the automation expert\u00a0SCHILLER<\/a>\u00a0enables us to further expand our portfolio of automation solutions and will continue to offer our customers the highest level of functionality, quality and on-time delivery.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr\u00a0Andr\u00e9 Schr\u00f6er<\/a>, Partner at Livingstone D\u00fcsseldorf, commented,\u00a0\u201cFollowing two successful\u00a0Kurtz Ersa<\/a>\u00a0transactions in 2018 and 2020 as part of the Group\u2019s strategic realignment, we are now pleased to have advised the shareholders and management on the buy side of this transaction. The acquisition of\u00a0SCHILLER<\/a>\u00a0will sustainably strengthen the \u201cAutomation\u201d business segment and lead to further growth. We would like to thank all parties involved for the once again excellent cooperation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erlanger Treuhand GmbH, Erlangen acted as the legal advisor to the buyer, represented by the team of Mr. Ulrich Bail and Dr. Bernd Marschall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3752,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"client-type":[],"region":[],"sector":[],"service":[],"transaction-type":[],"class_list":["post-7449","transaction","type-transaction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"team_members":[1067],"date":"20220103","client_type":57,"type":[1086],"region":[360],"services":[428],"sectors":[580,596],"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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