Stutt\u00adgart \u2013 The share\u00adhol\u00adders of Lothar Walt\u00adher have sold the company to Rigeto Unter\u00adneh\u00admer\u00adka\u00adpi\u00adtal GmbH (\u201cRigeto\u201d) in a combi\u00adned share and asset deal. R\u00d6DL served as the exclu\u00adsive M&A advi\u00adsor for the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion was execu\u00adted as part of a struc\u00adtu\u00adred, inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal inves\u00adtor process that targe\u00adted both stra\u00adte\u00adgic and finan\u00adcial investors. <\/p>\n
With this sale, Lother Walter\u2019s mana\u00adging partners\u2014Dr. Frank Walt\u00adher and Gerd Walther\u2014are fina\u00adli\u00adzing the company\u2019s succes\u00adsion plan. The company will retain its opera\u00adtio\u00adnal inde\u00adpen\u00addence, while Rigeto, as the new part\u00adner, will lay the ground\u00adwork for further growth. The parties have agreed not to disc\u00adlose the finan\u00adcial details. <\/p>\n
Lothar Walt\u00adher<\/strong> will form the foun\u00adda\u00adtion of the WX Group, initia\u00adted by Rigeto, an indus\u00adtrial plat\u00adform for precis\u00adion compon\u00adents for hand\u00adguns and air guns in Europe and the United States. The WX Group will be gradu\u00adally expan\u00added to include addi\u00adtio\u00adnal specia\u00adli\u00adzed manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders, which will bene\u00adfit from the group\u2019s combi\u00adned exper\u00adtise in sales, exports, and compli\u00adance. The foun\u00adda\u00adtion is a stable civi\u00adlian busi\u00adness in hunting and sports, supple\u00admen\u00adted by struc\u00adtu\u00adrally growing demand from govern\u00adment agen\u00adcies and the armed forces. <\/p>\n Gerd Walt\u00adher, mana\u00adging part\u00adner of Lothar Walt\u00adher, explains: \u201cMy brot\u00adher and I are the third gene\u00adra\u00adtion to run Lothar Walt\u00adher. It was clear to us that succes\u00adsion should not only preserve the company but also help it grow. That\u2019s exactly what convin\u00adced us about Rigeto\u2014the idea of turning Lothar Walt\u00adher into the plat\u00adform for a growing group, where our brand opens doors to new custo\u00admers and other indus\u00adtry specia\u00adlists. R\u00d6DL has mana\u00adged this chal\u00adlen\u00adging process with great exper\u00adtise and a clear under\u00adstan\u00adding of our company, and has found the right part\u00adner for this jour\u00adney. We are actively support\u00ading the tran\u00adsi\u00adtion and will conti\u00adnue to advise the company even after it is complete.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very plea\u00adsed to have supported the share\u00adhol\u00adders of the Lothar Walt\u00adher Group through this chal\u00adlen\u00adging inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal process and to have contri\u00adbu\u00adted our market exper\u00adtise in metal proces\u00adsing and the defense sector. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion successfully combi\u00adned a long-term succes\u00adsion plan for the family-owned busi\u00adness with a clear stra\u00adte\u00adgic deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment outlook, opening up new growth oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties and access to addi\u00adtio\u00adnal markets for the Group,\u201d adds Rainer Miller, part\u00adner at R\u00d6DL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n About Lothar Walther<\/strong><\/p>\n Lothar Walt\u00adher is an inde\u00adpen\u00addent manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer of precis\u00adion barrels based in K\u00f6nigs\u00adbronn. Foun\u00added in 1925, this family-owned busi\u00adness is now run by the third gene\u00adra\u00adtion and deve\u00adlops and manu\u00adfac\u00adtures barrels for hunting, sports, and defense appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. The group has a fully inte\u00adgra\u00adted manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring process, produ\u00adces in Germany and the U.S., and offers a wide range of products and cali\u00adbers. The company has a long history of custo\u00admer certi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons and opera\u00adtes inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnally under the Lothar Walt\u00adher brand. \u2014 www.lothar-walther.de <\/p>\n About Rigeto<\/strong><\/p>\n Rigeto Unter\u00adneh\u00admer\u00adka\u00adpi\u00adtal GmbH, head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Munich, was foun\u00added in 2014 and has since faci\u00adli\u00adta\u00adted more than 50 tran\u00adsac\u00adtions invol\u00adving over 300 million euros in inves\u00adted capi\u00adtal; the port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies coll\u00adec\u00adtively gene\u00adrate over 500 million euros in reve\u00adnue. Rigeto invests private capi\u00adtal from entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs and entre\u00adpre\u00adneu\u00adrial fami\u00adlies, pursuing a long-term invest\u00adment approach aimed at deve\u00adlo\u00adping and incre\u00adasing the value of the compa\u00adnies it supports. Its invest\u00adment acti\u00advi\u00adties focus on estab\u00adlished medium-sized compa\u00adnies in the DACH region that have a sustainable busi\u00adness model and are opera\u00adting profi\u00adta\u00adbly. The most common reasons for invest\u00adment are busi\u00adness succes\u00adsion and growth finan\u00adcing. For compa\u00adnies in these situa\u00adtions, Rigeto is a highly expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced and relia\u00adble part\u00adner. In addi\u00adtion to provi\u00adding the neces\u00adsary capi\u00adtal, Rigeto brings, in parti\u00adcu\u00adlar, its exper\u00adtise in the further deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of medium-sized compa\u00adnies. \u2014 www.rigeto.de <\/p>\n Advi\u00adsors to Lothar Walt\u00adher\u2019s share\u00adhol\u00adders: R\u00d6DL<\/strong><\/p>\n M&A Advi\u00adsory:<\/em> Legal:<\/em> Tax:<\/em> About R\u00d6DL<\/strong><\/p>\n R\u00d6DL has been a trus\u00adted part\u00adner and pioneer since 1977. With legal services, tax consul\u00adting, audit & assu\u00adrance, advi\u00adsory & IT, and busi\u00adness process outsour\u00adcing, our global team of over 6,000 employees deli\u00advers effec\u00adtive solu\u00adti\u00adons across natio\u00adnal borders. Forward-looking, inter\u00addi\u00adsci\u00adpli\u00adnary, and all under one roof. With a global mind\u00adset and a local presence. At 117 of our own loca\u00adti\u00adons in 50 count\u00adries. In short: We lead the way\u2014and make sustainable success possi\u00adble for your company. \u2014 www.roedl.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stutt\u00adgart \u2013 The share\u00adhol\u00adders of Lothar Walt\u00adher have sold the company to Rigeto Unter\u00adneh\u00admer\u00adka\u00adpi\u00adtal GmbH (\u201cRigeto\u201d) in a combi\u00adned share and asset deal. R\u00d6DL served as the exclu\u00adsive M&A advi\u00adsor for the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion was execu\u00adted as part of a struc\u00adtu\u00adred, inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal inves\u00adtor process that targe\u00adted both stra\u00adte\u00adgic and finan\u00adcial inves\u00adtors. With this sale, [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nRainer Miller<\/strong>, Part\u00adner, Stutt\u00adgart \u2013 Over\u00adall Project Management
\nMarcel Gr\u00e4tz, Mana\u00adger, Munich
\nJulian Kuscholke, Mana\u00adger, Munich
\nNiklas Henseling, Senior Asso\u00adciate, Stuttgart<\/p>\n
\nKai Graf von der Recke, Part\u00adner, Stuttgart
\nJohan\u00adnes Scher\u00adzin\u00adger, Part\u00adner, Stuttgart
\nChris\u00adtian Speckert, Part\u00adner, Stuttgart
\nMatthias Schu\u00adbert, Asso\u00adciate Part\u00adner, Hof
\nAm\u00e9lie Unge\u00adrer, Asso\u00adciate Part\u00adner, Stuttgart
\nTugba Pollak, Senior Asso\u00adciate, Nuremberg
\nMaria Pingou, Asso\u00adciate, Stuttgart<\/p>\n
\nDr. Tobias Sch\u00e4dle, Asso\u00adciate Part\u00adner, Nuremberg
\n\u2014 www.roedl.com<\/p>\n