Our team of senior M&A professionals have extensive experience in the materials sector and have built long-term relationships with a pool of specialised strategic and financial investors. We have advised on numerous successful acquisitions and divestments, often with complex and challenging structures.
Our materials expertise covers packaging, pulp & paper, steel and metals distribution, metals production, chemical distribution, and sawmilling.
2022
Scott Group / BSW Timber Group
MCF advised the shareholders of Scott Group on its sale to Binderholz-owned BSW Timber Group
2022
UPM
MCF advised UPM in the acquisition of AMC AG, a leading German manufacturer self-adhesive filmic materials.
2022
Nalka / Eson Pac / Mayr-Melnhof
MCF advised Nalka in the sale of Eson Pac, a Swedish full-service provider of sustainable and high-quality pharma packaging products to Mayr-Melnhof.
2021
Endless LLP/ BSW Timber Group / Binderholz GmbH
MCF advised Endless LLP in the sale BSW Timber Group, the UK’s leading sawmilling group to Austrian family-owned forestry group Binderholz.
2020
BSW Group / Endless LLP
MCF advised the owners of BSW Group, an integrated forestry and sawmilling business, on the sale to Endless LLP, a UK-based private equity firm.
2020
Metsä Tissue / keeeper Group
MCF advised Metsä Tissue in the sale of its napkin business to keeeper Group. The napkin business generates annual sales of approx. EUR 45m and focuses on plain and printed napkins for the consumer and professional markets. The buyer, keeeper Group, is a portfolio company of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, the German investment group.
2019
ELG Haniel / Mitsubishi Corporation
MCF advised ELG Haniel GmbH in the divesture of a strategic stake in its UK subsidiary ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd, a market leader in recycled carbon fibre materials for the transportation sector, to Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan’s largest trading house.
2019
Scandiflex / Schur Flexibles
MCF advised Tilgmann Group on the sale of Scandiflex Pac AB, which is one of the leading Swedish producers of printed flexible packaging laminates for the food industry. The company has revenues of approximately €20 million and is headquartered in Landskrona, Sweden. The acquirer was Schur Flexibles, one of the European leaders in the flexible packaging industry.
2018
Kemetyl / Univar
2018
Partnera / Uusioaines
MCF advised Partnera, a Finnish investment company based in Oulu, in the investment in Uusioaines, the leading Finnish glass recycling specialist with a special focus on foam glass production.
2017
ATG Deutschland / Duferco
MCF advised on the sale of 75% of the shares in ATG Deutschland GmbH, a trader, processor and refiner of steel products for the construction industry, to Duferco International Trading Holding S.A.
2017
MultiPet & Multiport / Veolia
MCF advised the shareholders of MultiPet and Multiport on the sale of their shares in the company to Veolia. MultiPet and Multiport are pioneers in the German plastic recycling sector and among Europe’s leading developers and manufacturers of recycled PET and HDPE raw material.
2016
ALBIS Plastic GmbH / Barnet Europe W. Barnet GmbH & Co. KG
MCF advised ALBIS Plastic GmbH on the acquisition of the European recycled polymer business of Barnet Europe W. Barnet GmbH & Co. KG, a Germany-based subsidiary of William Barnet & Son, LLC.
2016
Paper Excellence / Schaeff Group & Radial Capital Partners
MCF advised Paper Excellence Group on the divestment of its German subsidiary Papierfabrik Scheufelen. The mill is a producer of premium and standard fine papers as well as packaging board primarily for luxury applications.
2015
Metsä Board / mutares
MCF advised Metsä Board Corporation on the sale of Metsä Board Zanders GmbH, a German paper mill focusing on label papers and other specialties.
2015
UPM Tilhill Forestry / BSW Timber
MCF advised UPM-Kymmene Corporation on the sale of its 100% subsidiary Tilhill Forestry Ltd, the UK’s largest forestry and timber harvesting company, to the BSW Timber Group.
2014
Outokumpu / VDM
MCF advised Outokumpu in the divestment of VDM and in other measures to strengthen the balance sheet.
2014
Krahn Chemie / Pietro Carini
MCF advised KRAHN CHEMIE GmbH on the acquisition of a majority share in Pietro Carini S.p.A., a speciality chemical distributor headquartered in Milan.
2013
Krahn Chemie / ICH
MCF advised KRAHN CHEMIE GmbH on the acquisition of the chemical distributor, ICH Benelux B.V.
2013
Al Tuwairqi / MBO
As part of the change of their strategy MCF was mandated by Al Tuwairqi steel group to sell off their German operations for trading, processing and refining of steel products for the construction industry. The sales process was concluded successfully with a MBO by the current management.
2012
Outokumpu / Inoxum
MCF advised Outokumpu Oyj on its acquisition of ThyssenKrupp AG's stainless steel division, Inoxum Group.
2012
A&R Carton Group / Graphic Packaging
MCF advised A&R Carton Group, owned by Ahlström Capital, on the sale of its beer and beverage packaging business to Graphic Packaging Holding Company.
2010
Inter IKEA Investments / Flint Group
MCF advised Inter IKEA Investments and a private investor on the sale of Torda, a manufacturer of printing inks for the packaging market, to Flint Group.
2007
Ruukki Betonstahl & Ruukki Welbond / Al-Tuwairqi
MCF advised Rautaruukki Oyj on the sale of Ruukki Betonstahl GmbH, a German market leader in reinforcing steel for the construction industry, and Ruukki Welbond BV, a Dutch based processor of reinforcing steel for the Benelux countries, to the Saudi-Arabia based Al-Tuwairqi Group.
2006
Rautaruukki Stahlservice / Knauf Interfer
MCF advised Rautaruukki Oyj on the sale of Ruukki Stahlservice GmbH, one of Germany's largest steel service centers, to Knauf Interfer AG.
2006
Metsä Tissue / Tento
MCF advised Metsä Tissue Oyj, a leading European tissue paper products supplier, on its acquisition of Tento a.s., a leading tissue paper company in Slovakia.
2005
Rautaruukki / Metalplast Oborniki
MCF advised Rautaruukki Oyj on the acquisition of Metalplast-Oborniki Holding Sp. z.o.o., a Polish manufacturer of metal-based construction panels used in wall and roof structures in Eastern Europe, from local private equity funds and the Polish state.
2005
Rautaruukki / Syneco Industri
MCF advised Rautaruukki Oyj on the acquisition of Syneco Industri AB, a Swedish manufacturer of frames and other large steel components for the lifting, handling and transport industries, from AB Pehrson & Lindgren.
2005
Froh House Tech / FON Telescopic Systems
MCF advised Rautaruukki Oyj on the sale of the vacuum cleaner tube division of its subsidiary, Froh House Tech GmbH & Co. KG, to FON Telescopic Systems GmbH.
2004
Rautaruukki / Velsa
MCF advised Rautaruukki Oyj on the acquisition of Velsa Oy, a leading Nordic manufacturer of mobile cabs, from Kone Cargotec Oyj.