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Mersen — M&A Activity 2013
Dec 2, 2013
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M&A Activity
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Mersen: sale of Brignais industrial facility
Paris, December 2, 2013 - Mersen (Euronext FR0000039620 – MRN), a global expert in electrical specialties and graphite-based materials is announcing the sale of its activities at its Brignais site (Rhône department, France), which specializes in stirrers and mixers and in metal plate heat exchangers.
These activities will be taken over by experienced industrial companies with specialist expertise. This move will allow for the optimization of the site's expertise and assets as part of new competitive units and thereby ensure the durability of the activities and jobs concerned.
The stirrers and mixers business is sold to JF Investment (RPA Process/Hasler), a global player in dosing solutions and filtration process and will take the name Lumpp SAS. The heat exchangers business, taking the name Kapp, is sold to a consortium comprising DEPN, two senior managers and the Aquair group.
The deal will have an immaterial impact on the Mersen Group's 2013 financial statements.
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About Mersen
Global expert in materials and solutions for extreme environments as well as in the safety and reliability of electrical equipment, Mersen designs innovative solutions to address its clients' specific needs to enable them to optimize their manufacturing process in sectors such as energy, transportation, electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries.
With 6,800 employees in over 40 countries, Mersen achieved consolidated sales of €811 million in 2012.
The Group is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris – Compartment B Visit our website www.mersen.com
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