MAYER BROWN ADVISES INDUS ON THE ACQUISITION OF SHIP CHANDLER DECKMA

Mayer Brown advised the investment company INDUS Holding AG on the acquisition of 75% of the shares in DECKMA Decksmaschinen und Automation Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Rosengarten. The listed holding company for medium-sized companies is thus expanding its Engineering segment with a further portfolio company.

As a system provider for technical ship equipment, DECKMA specializes in lighting and fire alarm systems, corrosion protection technology and automation solutions for ships. The medium-sized company has 45 employees and generates annual sales of around EUR 19 million. DECKMA supplies customers in the shipbuilding and offshore industry, such as manufacturers of cruise ships, commercial vessels and large yachts. With the acquisition of DECKMA, INDUS is also taking over a 33% stake in the British company NEXTCORR Ltd, a system provider for anti-fouling and corrosion protection for ships. In line with the INDUS business model, the company has also secured the option to acquire the remaining 25% of the shares in DECKMA in 2026.

INDUS Holding AG, a listed investment company, acquires two to three medium-sized industrial technology companies each year in the Infrastructure, Engineering and Materials segments. Mayer Brown regularly advises INDUS on M&A transactions.

The Mayer Brown team was led by Carsten Flaßhoff (Partner, Düsseldorf, Corporate & Securities) and included Dr. Jan Streer (Partner, Düsseldorf, Corporate & Securities), Dr. Thomas Dieker (Counsel, Frankfurt, Tax), Vanessa Isabell Klesy (Counsel, Frankfurt, Employment & Benefits), Björn Vollmuth (Counsel, Frankfurt, Employment & Benefits), Alexander Balan (Associate, Düsseldorf, Intellectual Property), Maik-Sebastian Lammers (Associate, Düsseldorf, Real Estate), Wolfgang Löffler (Associate, Düsseldorf, Corporate & Securities) and Lars Schinkel (Associate, Düsseldorf, Corporate & Securities).