Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Romaco group

Management buyout of manufacturer of packaging and food processing equipment

Frankfurt am Main, 31 March 2011. Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and its managed closed-end private equity fund DBAG Fund V announced today that they will acquire the Romaco group (“Romaco”) in a management buyout. DBAG and seller Robbins & Myers Inc., a NYSE listed company headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, USA, signed a contract to that effect. The purchase price for the company is 61 million euros. DBAG will invest some eight million euros from its balance sheet and hold a 19 percent interest in Romaco. DBAG Fund V and Romaco’s management will acquire the remaining shares.

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