HELUKABEL Group acquires DKSH Australia Cables+Lines division

Stutt­gart — The HELUKABEL Group is expan­ding its network of inter­na­tio­nal loca­ti­ons: The specia­list for elec­tri­cal connec­tion tech­no­logy recently acqui­red the cables and wires divi­sion of its long-stan­­ding sales part­ner, the service and trading group DKSH Austra­lia. A Deloitte legal team led by Stut­t­­gart-based corporate/M&A part­ner Michael Schnei­der advi­sed the HELUKABEL Group on the acqui­si­tion of the “Cables and Wires” divi­sion of DKSH Austra­lia Pty. Ltd. with the support of Austra­lian Deloitte colle­agues from the Legal, Tax and Finan­cial Advi­sory departments. 

The HELUKABEL Group, head­quar­te­red in Hemmin­gen near Stutt­gart, is an inter­na­tio­nally active family busi­ness and is one of the leading manu­fac­tu­r­ers and suppli­ers of cables, wires, cable access­ories and other elec­tri­cal connec­tion tech­no­logy. With its own produc­tion sites and logi­stics centers and over 2,500 employees world­wide, the HELUKABEL Group offers a compre­hen­sive product port­fo­lio for indus­try, infra­struc­ture, mobi­lity and event & media tech­no­logy. As a result of the acqui­si­tion, the HELUKABEL Group is now present at 76 loca­ti­ons in 43 count­ries on all conti­nents (with the excep­tion of Antarctica). 

The DKSH Group, head­quar­te­red in Zurich, is a leading global market expan­sion service provi­der and trading group active in 36 markets. DKSH employs over 28,000 people and has a network of 850 busi­ness loca­ti­ons in Asia and 20 in Europe and America. DKSH is active in the Luxury & Life­style, Perfor­mance Mate­ri­als and Services sectors. 

HELUKABEL Austra­lia will serve custo­mers in Austra­lia, New Zealand and neigh­bor­ing markets with a team of around 35 dedi­ca­ted and expe­ri­en­ced employees at its logi­stics loca­ti­ons in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Users bene­fit from an exten­sive product range with more than 33,000 stock items and an effi­ci­ent inter­na­tio­nal logi­stics network that ensu­res short deli­very times. Compe­tent service and custo­mi­zed solu­ti­ons for indi­vi­dual requi­re­ments round off the offering. 

With the support of the global Deloitte (Legal) network, the Stut­t­­gart-based Deloitte Legal team has alre­ady advi­sed the HELUKABEL Group on various acqui­si­ti­ons in Germany and abroad. For exam­ple, the Stutt­gart team recently supported the HELUKABEL Group toge­ther with French Deloitte (Legal) colle­agues in the acqui­si­tion of a majo­rity stake in IC Auto­ma­tion SAS. 

Advi­sor HELUKABEL Group: Deloitte Legal

Michael Schnei­der (Lead, Part­ner, Stutt­gart), Jose­fin Wied­mann (Senior Asso­ciate, Stutt­gart), Sarah Roth (Senior Asso­ciate, Stutt­gart), Marc Albrecht (Asso­ciate, Stutt­gart), Dr. Johan­nes Kapp­ler (Asso­ciate, Stutt­gart) (all Corporate/M&A).

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