Klaus Geißdörfer: Der Mann, der die EBM-Papst-Eigner zu Milliardären macht
Der US-Konzern Madison Air zahlt fünf Milliarden Euro für den Ventilatorenhersteller EBM-Papst. Das liegt auch an Chef Geißdörfer. Er erkannte früh das Geschäftsmodell mit Datencentern.
Stuttgart - Klaus Geißdörfer, a non-family manager of EBM-Papst, took over the company in late 2021. On Monday, US corporation Madison Air purchased the ventilation specialist for an estimated 5.1 billion Euros. Geißdörfer denied any prior intention to prepare the company for a sale, stating, "Not at all" to the Handelsblatt. However, it is clear that he became increasingly involved at some point, and there was no doubt about his support for the industrial logic of this deal, which was decided within ten weeks.
The owners' families were advised by the investment bank Goldman Sachs, which had previously handled the sale of Viessmann. No leaks were leaked about the deal beforehand. Ultimately, the three owner families - McCracken, Philippiak, and Sturm - decided to receive five billion Euros from the sale. No family member is involved in the company's operational management based in Mulfingen, Baden-Württemberg.
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