FairCap acquires Stumpp + Schüle GmbH from Lesjöfors AB

FairCap acquires Stumpp + Schüle GmbH from Lesjöfors AB

Munich, December 21^st, 2023 – FairCap has successfully completed the acquisition of Stumpp + Schüle GmbH from Lesjöfors AB, a subsidiary of Beijer Alma AB.

Stumpp + Schüle GmbH (“Stumpp + Schüle”) is a German manufacturer of wire springs, pressings, and bending parts with a long heritage dating back to 1934. Its blue-chip customers are mainly active in the automotive, electronics, and glass and ceramics sectors. The company is headquartered in Beuren (Germany). After FairCap’s acquisition of S & P Federnwerk GmbH & Co. KG (“S & P Federnwerk”) in 2021 and its subsequent successful transformation, the acquisition of Stumpp + Schüle marks the second acquisition in the wire springs and pressings industry by FairCap.

Max Koch-Heintzeler, Managing Partner of FairCap, states: “We are very proud to welcome Stumpp + Schüle to the FairCap family and are convinced that Stumpp + Schüle, as a stand-alone company with a focused and competitive product portfolio, can realize its full potential as a specialized manufacturer of technical springs and bending parts. Our experienced operational experts will support Stumpp + Schüle during this particularly complex carve-out transition period and in achieving its long-term growth plans. Together with the experienced workforce of Stumpp + Schüle, we would like to repeat the success story of S & P Federnwerk. Improving social, environmental, and economic aspects of the business will be a key element of our future strategy.”

About FairCap

FairCap GmbH is an entrepreneurial private equity company with offices in Munich, London and Milan specialized in acquiring small and medium-sized companies in special situations (carve-out, turnaround, succession) and transforms them into sustainable businesses while taking financial, ecological, and social aspects into account. FairCap is a holding company backed by a family office that is not tied to a specific investment period and can hold investments for a long period of time. Unlike traditional financial investors, FairCap’s investment approach is not aimed at generating short-term financial returns, but at building sustainable businesses while achieving a positive impact on the environment and society.

Advisors to FairCap: Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Legal); HWS Steuern/Prüfung/Recht (Tax).