# VR Equitypartner acquires majority stake in Kälte Eckert

VR Equitypartner GmbH acquired a majority stake in Kälte Eckert GmbH, a refrigeration technology and coolant specialist based in Markgröningen, Germany. The brothers Michael and Holger Eckert remain as managing directors with a significant minority stake.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-02
- Where: Markgröningen, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: commercial refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, air conditioning, alternative refrigerants
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [VR Equitypartner](https://endata.com/companies/10155.md) (acquirer)
- [Kälte Eckert](https://endata.com/companies/26006.md) (target)

## Sources

- [vrep.de](https://www.vrep.de/presseinformationen/vr-equitypartner-uebernimmt-mehrheit-beim-kaeltetechnik-und-kuehlmittel-spezialisten-kaelte-eckert/), 2017-08-02: "Die Frankfurter Beteiligungsgesellschaft VR Equitypartner GmbH beteiligt sich mehrheitlich an der Kälte Eckert GmbH (Markgröningen), um das Unternehmen bei seiner geplanten Wachstumsstrategie zu unterstützen."

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