# Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen merges Rausch and minCam

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen GmbH (HQIB) merged its portfolio companies Rausch GmbH & Co. KG and minCam GmbH, both specialists in pipe inspection technology, into a joint group. The companies will remain independent brands but operate strategically and operationally together.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-12-23
- Where: Puergen, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: pipe inspection systems, seal testing systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen](https://endata.com/companies/44133.md) (acquirer)
- [Rausch GmbH & Co. KG](https://endata.com/companies/44134.md) (target)
- [minCam GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/44135.md) (target)
- [ATX Hardware GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/44671.md) (target)

## Sources

- [presseportal.de](https://www.presseportal.de/pm/62707/4476856), 2019-12-23: "Rausch und minCam bleiben mit ihren Marken als eigenständige Unternehmen erhalten, die Geschäftsführungen beider Unternehmen bleiben unverändert."
- [atx-hardware.de](https://www.atx-hardware.de/en/2020/01/20/hqib-takes-over-majority-atx/), 2020-01-20: "With the industrial and strategic expertise as well as the network of the Harald Quandt family, we want to further expand our market leadership in Europe and grow internationally."
- [leuze-verlag.de](https://www.leuze-verlag.de/en/news-electronics-production/harald-quandt-industriebeteiligungen-acquires-majority-stake-in-atx), 2020-03-24: "Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen (HQIB) acquired a majority stake in ATX Hardware GmbH at the end of January 2020."

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