Alantra advised RUAG on the sale of its non-core subsidiary RUAG Mechanical Engineering AG to Berghoff Holding GmbH

Apr 2013

Sell-side advisory

Alantra acted as sole financial advisor to RUAG, a Swiss technology group active in the aerospace and defense sectors, in the sale of its non-core subsidiary RUAG Mechanical Engineering AG to family-owned Berghoff Holding GmbH, a German company active in the fields of mechanical engineering, the design of large motors and other industries. RUAG Mechanical Engineering AG is based in Altdorf, Switzerland and manufactures highly precise assemblies and components for the semiconductor, machinery construction and wind-power industries. After the sale of the Coatings activities in October 2012, also advised by us, this transaction represents a further step in RUAG’s strategy of focusing on its core business.