At a glance - our acquisitions

24 acquisitions since IPO show the ability to integrate companies and to realize synergies.

Track record

1 As of announcement
2 Figures refer to the latest fiscal years, prior to the acquisition of the company

Country Acquired1 Company Sales (FY)2
Brazil May 2011 Frefer Group €150m
USA Apr 2011 Macsteel Service Centers USA €1bn
2011 2 acquisitions so far €1.15bn
USA Dez 2010 Lake Steel Ltd. €50m
USA Sep 2010 Angeles Welding & Mfg Inc €30m
Germany Mar 2010 Becker Stahl-Service Group €600m
Switzerland Jan 2010 Bläsi AG €32m
2010 4 acquisitions €712m
USA Mar 2008 Temtco Steel €226m
UK Jan 2008 Multitubes Ltd. €5m
2008 2 acquisitions €231m
Switzerland Sep 2007 Lehner & Tonossi SA €9m
UK Sep 2007 Interpipe (UK) Ltd. €14m
USA Sep 2007 ScanSteel Service Center, Inc. €7m
Bulgaria Aug 2007 Metalsnab Holding AD €36m
UK Jun 2007 Westok Ltd. €26m
USA May 2007 Premier Steel Inc. €23m
Germany Apr 2007 Zweygart Fachhandelsgruppe GmbH & Co.KG €11m
Germany Apr 2007 Max Carl GmbH & Co KG €15m
Germany Apr 2007 Edelstahlservice Verkaufsgesellschaft mbH €17m
USA Apr 2007 Primary Steel LLC €360m
Netherlands Apr 2007 Teuling Staal B.V.* €14m
France Jan 2007 Tournier Holding SAS €35m
2007 12 acquisitions €567m
2006 4 acquisitions €108m

1 As of announcement
2 Figures refer to the latest fiscal years, prior to the acquisition of the company
* Divested in August, 2011

Our acquisitions in detail

2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
Lehner & Tonossi SA
  • Sierre, Switzerland
  • €9 million acquired sales
  • 27 employees
  • Core competence: Full product range supplier focusing on steel, fastening engineering, tool and building engineering sectors
  • Our benefit: Expanding market position in Western Switzerland 
  • Link to the press release
Interpipe (UK) Ltd.
  • Dudley, Great Britain
  • €14 million acquired sales
  • 22 employees
  • Core competence: Leading supplier of hollow sections to specialist tubular fabrication companies
  • Our benefit: Consolidation of market position as leading supplier of construction-realted steel in UK
  • Link to the press release
ScanSteel Service Center
  • Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA
  • €7 million acquired sales
  • 17 employees
  • Core competence: Distribution and processing of pipes, flat steel and construction steel
  • Our benefit: Targeted expanding regional presence
  • Link to the press release
Metalsnab Holding AD
  • Sofia, Bulgaria
  • €36 million acquired sales
  • 250 employees
  • Core competence: Distribution of important product groups: Long products, flat steel and tubes
  • Seven distribution centers
  • Our benefit: Advancing activities in Eastern Europe
  • 2007: stake of 77.3%; 2008: stake of 99.9%
  • Link to the press release
Westok Ltd.
  • Horbury, West Yorkshire, Great Britain
  • €26 million acquired sales
  • 90 employees
  • Core competence: Production and distribution of special steel sections for floor and roof constructions as well as bridges
  • Our benefit: Supplement the broad offering, expanding customer base, generation of additional synergies
  • Link to the press release
Premier Steel Inc.
  • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  • $30 million acquired sales
  • 34 employees
  • Core competence: Comprehensive range of steel and metal products
  • Our benefit: Expanding market position in South America
  • Link to the press release
Zweygart Fachhandelsgruppe GmbH & Co. KG
  • Stuttgart, Germany
  • €11.3 million acquired sales
  • 22 employees
  • Core competence: Distributor of steel and metal products
  • Our benefit: Strengthening market position in Southern Germany
  • Link to the press release
Max Carl GmbH & Co KG
  • Coburg, Germany
  • €15 million acquired sales
  • 19 employees
  • Core competence: Full product range supplier focusing on steel and metal
  • Our benefit: Strengthening market position in Southern Germany
  • Link to the press release
Edelstahlservice Verkaufsgesellschaft mbH
  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • €16.7 million acquired sales
  • 49 employees
  • Core competence: Processing and stainless steel trade for the chemical industry
  • Subsidiary in Hungary
  • Our benefit: Strengthening market position in Southern Germany and Eastern Europe
  • Link to the press release
Primary Steel LLC
  • Middletown, Connecticut, USA
  • $467 million acquired sales
  • 412 employees
  • Core competence: Distribution and processing of flat steel products, particularly plates
  • Seven locations
  • Our benefit: Increase in sales of 60% in the USA, expanding presence
  • Link to the press release
Tournier Holding SAS
  • Nantes, France
  • €35 million acquired sales
  • 41 employees
  • Core competence: Processing and distribution of flat products
  • Independent steel service center with an additional location
  • Our benefit: Expanding market position in flat steel
  • Link to the press release