Reference transaction
Advisor to Packmann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen GmbH
on the sale to Macfarlane Group PLC
Represented by Saxenhammer
PackMann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen mbH ("PackMann") is a distribution company for protective packaging based in Eppelheim near Heidelberg, Germany. PackMann has been established for almost 28 years and supplies customers throughout Germany and neighboring countries. The company has an experienced team of 112 employees, including founder and managing director Frank Westermann and managing director Volker Thorn, who will remain with the company after the acquisition. There are significant opportunities for PackMann and Macfarlane customers to benefit from access to each other's ranges of protective packaging products and services.
Macfarlane Group PLC has been listed on the Premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MACF) since 1973 with over 70 years’ experience in the UK packaging industry. Through its two divisions Macfarlane Group services a broad range of business customers, supplying them high quality protective packaging which help customers reduce supply chain costs, improve their operational efficiencies and enhance their brand presentation. The divisions are: Packaging Distribution – Macfarlane Packaging Distribution is the leading UK distributor of a comprehensive range of protective packaging products; and Manufacturing Operations - Macfarlane Design and Manufacture who design and produce protective packaging for high value and fragile products. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, Macfarlane Group employs over 900 people at 36 sites, principally in the UK, as well as in Ireland and the Netherlands. Macfarlane Group supplies more than 20,000 customers principally in the UK and Europe. In partnership with 1,700 suppliers, Macfarlane Group distributes and manufactures 600,000+ lines across a wide range of sectors, including: retail e-commerce; consumer goods; food; logistics; mail order; electronics; defence, automotive and aerospace.
