Zeppelin GmbH operates as an industrial machinery and equipment company. The Company offers energy, process control, and drive systems, plant engineering, and construction equipment, as well as rental services. The Zeppelin Group has steadily expanded the service territories which it covers as well as its product and service portfolio over the years and is now active in numerous European and Eurasian countries.
US company Caterpillar Inc. is the leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, gas turbines for industrial use and diesel-electric locomotives worldwide.
The transaction comprises around 20 legal entities in Norway and the Netherlands with their portfolio of new and used machines, drive and energy systems, servicing and spare parts as well as solutions for equipment rental and the associated service. The acquisition means that Zeppelin is growing by approximately 2,000 employees and around EUR 1.1 billion in sales, making it one of the leading sales and service organizations worldwide for Caterpillar products and a company with an even greater international footprint.
Proventis Partners advised Zeppelin on this strategic acquisition. The transaction team of Proventis Partners consisted of Christoph Ulrich, Dr. Leonhard Austmann and Morris Lämmerhirt.