# Franz Haniel & Cie to acquire ROVEMA from HQ Equita

HQ Equita agreed to sell ROVEMA GmbH, a German maker of vertical form-fill-seal food packaging machinery based in Fernwald, Hesse, to Franz Haniel & Cie, subject to regulatory approvals; Alantra advised the seller.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-01
- Where: Fernwald, Hesse, Germany
- Jobs: 600
- Status: announced
- Products: vertical form, fill and seal machinery, dosing systems, cartoners, end-of-line packaging machines, spare parts and services
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Franz Haniel & Cie](https://endata.com/companies/2252.md) (acquirer)
- [HQ Equita](https://endata.com/companies/2253.md) (partner)
- [ROVEMA GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/2254.md) (target)
- [Alantra](https://endata.com/companies/2255.md) (partner)
- [Equita](https://endata.com/companies/2291.md) (partner)
- [Blättchen & Partner](https://endata.com/companies/2367.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [alantra.com](https://www.alantra.com/ib-transaction/hq-equita-gmbh-sell-side-advisory-rovema-gmbh-franz-haniel-cie-gmbh/), 2017-10-24: "Alantra has advised HQ Equita on the sale of ROVEMA, a leading provider of world-class vertical food packaging machinery, to Franz Haniel & Cie."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/haniel-acquires-packaging-machines-manufacturer-rovema-idUSASM000FAE/), 2017-10-26: "Haniel acquires leading manufacturer of packaging machines Rovema"
- [rovema-na.com](https://www.rovema-na.com/news/hanielacquiresrovema), 2017-10-29: "Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (Haniel) signed a contract on 24 October 2017 for the complete acquisition of ROVEMA."
- [blaettchen.de](https://www.blaettchen.de/blaettchen-partner-advises-haniel-on-the-acquisition-of-rovema-on-management-stake-2/?lang=en), 2017-11-10: "Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (Haniel) signed a contract for the complete acquisition of ROVEMA on October 24, 2017."

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