Familienunternehmen: Vom Rechenzentren-Boom profitieren, ohne welche zu bauen: Goldbeck startet in den USA

Goldbeck, a German family-owned construction company, has entered the US market through a joint venture with M.A. Mortenson, another family-owned construction company based in Minneapolis. The German company is one of the largest in Germany and the third largest in terms of revenue. The US company has experience with projects such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Allegiant Stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders.

The German company has developed serial construction, which involves manufacturing large parts of buildings in factories and delivering them as prefabricated components to construction sites, thus reducing construction time and costs. The company's managing partner, Jan-Hendrik Goldbeck, stated that they chose a joint venture over an acquisition because it was a cost-effective way to enter the US market without having to adopt a foreign company's culture.

The new joint venture plans to initially focus on logistics and industrial properties in the US, but will not initially establish its own manufacturing facility. Instead, the company will work with partners to build industrial properties. Mortenson, with his expertise in US regulations and legal system, as well as his nationwide presence and experience in US project management, will bring valuable knowledge to the joint venture.

The company will start with a small team of employees from both companies and local experts. The joint venture's name and location will be revealed at a later date. The German company sees an opportunity in the US market for logistics and industrial properties, as it is 40-50% larger than the European market. Despite the political climate under President Donald Trump, the German company sees this as a significant step forward.