# Schwenk Zement acquires Opterra Zement from CRH

Family-owned Schwenk Zement is acquiring Opterra Zement (formerly Lafarge Deutschland) from Irish building materials group CRH. The transaction price was not disclosed and requires antitrust approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-03-06
- Where: Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [CRH](https://endata.com/companies/15142.md) (partner)
- [Schwenk Zement](https://endata.com/companies/22655.md) (acquirer)
- [Opterra Zement](https://endata.com/companies/22656.md) (target)

## Sources

- [juve.de](https://www.juve.de/deals/ex-lafarge-tochter-schwenk-kauft-zementherstellter-von-hengeler-mandantin-crh/), 2017-03-06: "Das Familienunternehmen Schwenk Zement erwirbt Opterra Zement."

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