# Felss Group acquires machine tool maker HMP

The Felss Group acquired all shares in Heinrich Müller Maschinenfabrik GmbH and HMP Umformtechnik GmbH from the Müller family. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-04-05
- Where: Pforzheim, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: machine tools, forming machines, automotive components
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Capvis AG](https://endata.com/companies/10803.md) (investor)
- [Felss Group](https://endata.com/companies/21521.md) (acquirer)
- [Heinrich Müller Maschinenfabrik GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/38533.md) (target)
- [HMP Umformtechnik GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/38534.md) (target)
- [Heinrich Müller Pforzheim](https://endata.com/companies/38542.md) (target)
- [HMP Group](https://endata.com/companies/38544.md) (target)

## Sources

- [imap.com](https://www.imap.com/en/news/2019/hmp-felss~n), 2019-04-05: "With the merger of our two long-established companies, we can meet these enormous challenges more effectively."
- [pz-news.de](https://www.pz-news.de/wirtschaft_artikel,-Felss-uebernimmt-HMP-Steiner-Firmengruppe-steigt-bei-Pforzheimer-Unternehmen-ein-_arid,1287816.html), 2019-04-05: "Mit der Fusion unserer beiden Traditionsunternehmen können wir dieser enormen Hausforderung mit doppelter Kraft begegnen."
- [capvis.com](https://www.capvis.com/en/news/the-smarter-way-of-forming-felss-and-hmp-combine-their-strengths.html), 2019-04-05: "Felss Group, the automotive supplier owned by Capvis Equity IV LP, is taking over the HMP Group."

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