119 million € deal

Pierer and Mateschitz join Rosenbauer

In May, Stefan Pierer (left) and Mark Mateschitz (right) founded an investment company together with companies from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich. Now it's fixed: they are getting involved in Rosenbauer.

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Rosenbauer International, IV OÖ/Pelzl, APA-PictureDesk, Horst Einöder)

That happened very quickly! At the beginning of June, it became known that KTM owner Stefan Pierer and Red Bull heir Mark Mateschitz had founded a company together with two companies from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich to acquire a stake in Rosenbauer. The firefighting equipment supplier announced the news at midday on Thursday: They are in business.

Recently there had been wild speculation, and the Czech vehicle group Tatra had also been brought into the discussion - now it is fixed: Robau Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH, which is backed by Stefan Pierer, Mark Mateschitz and companies of Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, is investing in Rosenbauer.

I am delighted that with Robau we have gained a strong Austrian consortium with extensive industrial know-how and experience in the management of global supply chains for Rosenbauer.

Sebastian Wolf, Vorstandschef von Rosenbauer International

The fire equipment supplier based in Leonding had come under pressure after economically difficult years with many cost increases and supply chain problems and must significantly increase its equity ratio. The search for investors had therefore begun.

This is the new Rosenbauer investor

Robau Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH, Robau for short, will become a new shareholder of the Rosenbauer Group and secure 3.4 million shares in the firefighting equipment manufacturer by the end of the year. In addition to Pierer Industrie AG and Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH, Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding GmbH and Invest Unternehmensbeteiligungs AG are also shareholders in Robau. The new Rosenbauer investor is headquartered in Wels (Upper Austria).

By the end of the year, 3.4 million new shares will be issued, which will go exclusively to the company around Pierer, Mateschitz and Co. The cost: around 119 million euros. This means that the new investor will hold a third of the company.

With Robau, we have succeeded in forming a strong Austrian investor consortium that combines the necessary industrial expertise with global business relationships and international experience for Rosenbauer.

Heinrich Schaller, Generaldirektor der Raiffeisenlandesbank OÖ

Official approvals still pending
"With the operational measures we have initiated, the continued strong order intake and this investor at our side, we will further expand our position as the global market leader in the field of firefighting equipment," says CEO Sebastian Wolf. Official approvals are still pending, but are only a formality.

Mateschitz on Rosenbauer: "outstanding company"
The Austrian consortium behind Robau is fighting back. "We are determined to support the company in implementing its strategy and further expanding its leading position in the field of firefighting equipment," emphasizes Stefan Pierer. Mark Mateschitz raves about Rosenbauer as an "outstanding company with a strong brand".