# Arkad Partners acquires Ahlers, forms food industry platform multimac

German private equity firm Arkad Partners has acquired Ahlers, a family-owned German company specializing in stainless steel machinery for the food industry. Ahlers will form the foundation of a new platform called 'multimac' together with previously acquired Gröneweg.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-07-23
- Where: Versmold, Germany
- Jobs: 60
- Status: announced
- Products: stainless steel machinery, food processing equipment
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Arkad Partners](https://endata.com/companies/86193.md) (acquirer)
- [Ahlers](https://endata.com/companies/86194.md) (target)
- [Ahlers Edelstahltechnik GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/86331.md) (target)
- [Gröneweg Maschinenbau GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/86332.md) (partner)
- [multimac Lebensmitteltechnik](https://endata.com/companies/86333.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mainsights.io](https://www.mainsights.io/ma-news/german-pe-firm-arkad-partners-acquires-metal-processing-company-ahlers-and-forms-its-new-food-industry-partner-platform-lsquomultimacrsquo), 2025-07-23: "The strategic acquisition enhances Arkad's position and presence in the growing market segment of food processing technology."
- [lpalaw.tax](https://lpalaw.tax/pressemitteilungen/arkad/), 2025-07-30: "Die Transaktion stärkt Arkads Position im Bereich Lebensmitteltechnik und schafft einen spezialisierten Hersteller sowie Servicedienstleister von Sondermaschinen und Produktionsequipment für die Lebensmittelindustrie."
- [majunke.com](https://majunke.com/arkad-uebernimmt-ahlers-und-formt-multimac-eine-unternehmensgruppe-fuer-sondermaschinenbau-und-service-in-der-lebensmittelbranche), 2025-08-05: "Mit Ahlers gewinnen wir ein innovatives Unternehmen mit starker Marktposition und hoher technologischer Kompetenz."
- [lpalaw.com](https://www.lpalaw.com/en/lpa-law-tax-advises-arkad-on-the-acquisition-of-ahlers-and-the-creation-of-the-buy-and-build-platform-multimac/), 2025-08-05: "LPA Law tax has advised private equity investor Arkad Partners GmbH on the acquisition of Ahlers Edelstahltechnik GmbH and the establishment of the new industrial platform 'multimac'."

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