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Buyer for an automotive interior parts manufacturer in Europe

Company to buy

• Size: medium business
• Revenue: 10-30 million EUR
• Location of the automotive target: Europe 
• Reason for acquisition: The company wants to acquire a company in Europe, as they decided to strengthen its position in other countries
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Overview of this buyer of automotive interior parts manufacturer

The company management sees a strong possibility of accelerating its growth with acquisitions. Therefore, they started looking for a suitable automotive interior parts manufacturer. The company has experience with acquisitions and external growth, therefore, the management thinks, that another acquisition in car interior business could complement the current structure of the group. The buyer’s management is ready to receive offers from possible targets.

Profile of this buyer of automotive parts manufacturer in Europe

The buyer company is a company with approximately 500 employees. The buyer is based in Spain and the company’s speciality is the design and manufacture of functional interior car parts. The company specializes in products such as

• Console systems
• Ashtrays
• Trunk systems
• Decorative trims
• Storage boxes
• Cupholder
• Seat belt height adjusters
• Roof assist handles etc.

The company is part of a group of companies that has a history of up to 80 years in the industry. During past years, the company has already made several acquisitions which they successfully integrated into the structure. The company operates under JIT and JIS philosophies. The company has a team of more than 500 employees.

Activities and products of an ideal target of this buyer

The company already has a presence in multiple countries of the EU, such as Germany, the Czech Republic. Currently, they started looking for targets in these or other countries of Europe.

The main technologies the buyer is using include:

• injection moulding
• assembly lines
• hot stamping
• hot plate welding
• laser etching/cutting
• gas assisted and water-assisted injection moulding
• inmolding
• blow moulding
• painting
• ultrasonic welding
• hot riveting
• vibration welding
• foaming etc.

Ideally, the target company should have experience with some of these technologies. The target should preferably be involved in both

• parts design, and
• machining/assembling.

Financially the company should be generating stable revenue of a minimum of 10 million. The buyer is searching only for companies that have a relationship with at least one large automotive manufacturer in Europe. The company is ready to start the process as soon as a suitable target shows up. For the acquisition, the buyer would use its own equity combined with a bank loan if necessary.

Highlights of this company in the automotive interior industry wanted

• The buyer is a well-established European car interior components manufacturer with a stable position on the European market
• The buyer is looking at Europe in order to expand its production capacity
• The buyer is looking for companies that would complement the buyer's current production portfolio

Information about this buyer

Feel free to contact us for more information regarding this automotive component suppliers buyer in Europe or if you know possible interested or suited parties. We have experienced advisors in the automotive industry and we can help you with both selling a business and finding targets. For more buyers of automotive companies please visit the section automotive companies wanted. For companies for sale in the automotive industry visit the section automotive companies for sale.

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