H2 Equity Partners acquires Halex Group

H2 Equity Partners (“H2”) is pleased to announce that on October 1, 2013 it acquired HALEX Group (“HALEX”)

HALEX Group is a leading producer of extrusion dies and operator of hardening facilities in Germany, Italy and Romania formerly known as the Haarmann Group.

H2 Equity Partners (“H2”) is pleased to announce that on October 1, 2013 it acquired HALEX Group (“HALEX”), a leading producer of extrusion dies and operator of hardening facilities in Germany, Italy and Romania formerly known as the Haarmann Group.

HALEX generates over € 40 million in sales and offers employment to over 300 FTEs. HALEX operates four manufacturing sites where high-precision and quality extrusion dies are being developed and manufactured. Customers are pressing plants throughout Europe, where raw aluminium profiles are being produced for the automotive, construction, mechanical engineering and space industry. In addition, four hardening facilities offer services to the steel processing industry under the international brand HÄRTHA. The company is head-quartered in Aachen, Germany.

The companies that are part of HALEX have shown a stable performance over the recent years and have been resilient during the crisis. With the equity provided by H2, HALEX is able to build on its strong position in the extrusion dies and hardening market. H2 and management will work together to expand the international customer base, continue to develop market leading products and technologies and the continue to provide its customers with a leading and professional partner.

Terry Musson

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During the initial transaction we never felt under any pressure & instantly recognised we would become part of the family. H2 took the time to listen to our views & business strategy, it was obvious from the very beginning that they would be the perfect partner for us.

The guys at H2 have enabled us to continue the momentum & have provided the expertise & knowledge to help us continue on the journey to constantly improve our service offering.

Working with H2 during the last 2 years has given us additional support not just financially but the advice & expertise has helped analytically & strategically.

The ambition and the drive H2 have is extremely infectious & continues to assist the group to overachieve.

It’s enormously reassuring to know H2 will always be at the end of the phone to offer advice but heartening to know they have the trust in us to deliver.