Rosenbauer takeover

Pierer, Mateschitz and RLB are now in charge

Robau around Mark Mateschitz, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich and Stefan Pierer (right) now hold a majority stake in Rosenbauer.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Horst Einöder, KTM/E. Tschann, AFP/Kerstin Joensson)

At first the deal dragged on like a strudel - now everything went like clockwork! Twelve days after the last official approval for Robau's investment in Rosenbauer was received, the takeover by the investor around Stefan Pierer, Mark Mateschitz and Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich has now been sealed. Robau holds 57.63 percent of the fire equipment manufacturer from Leonding (Upper Austria).

Instead of everything being finalized by the end of 2024 as initially hoped, it ultimately took until the beginning of March before the majority takeover of Robau Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH at Rosenbauer was completed. On Wednesday, March 5, the final formalities were completed - the deal has been closed!

Robau, which is backed by Stefan Pierer, Mark Mateschitz and two companies of Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, now holds 57.63% of the firefighting equipment supplier, which is the number one in its sector worldwide. How are the shares made up? On the one hand, Rosenbauer issued 3.4 million new shares, then a package of 25.15 percent was acquired by Rosenbauer Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH and thus by representatives of the founding family. In addition, the newly formed consortium secured a further 7.53% through the anticipatory mandatory offer to the remaining shareholders.

Previous Chairman of the Supervisory Board resigns from office
In the first step, nothing will change due to the change in the balance of power at Rosenbauer. In the second step, the Supervisory Board will definitely be restructured. Jörg Astalosch, the previous Chairman, will resign from office at the next Annual General Meeting. Stefan Pierer, Mark Mateschitz, Friedrich Roithner and Gernot Hofer will join the Supervisory Board. Pierer Industrie AG has the industrial leadership in the Robau consortium.