FULDA (GERMANY)
R+S
Technical building services
KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE
R+S
€16.0mn
MAJORITY
INVESTMENT
MAY 2021
REVENUES in €mn
365
376
368
As of 30 September 2021
>50
per cent
of revenues is accounted for technical building services
DBAG has invested very successfully in companies with comparable business models in the past, and will leverage its experience to drive R+S forward as a long-term partner.
PROFILE
R+S is a leading provider of technical building services. R+S plans, manages, and provides maintenance services for, projects mainly in the fields of municipal construction, healthcare, industrial production, and shipbuilding. R+S offers a single-source solution; its range of services comprises electrical system construction, energy and control technology as well as heating/air-conditioning and ventilation technology. Current high-profile projects that the company is involved in include the construction of the new Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport and expansion of the University Hospital Frankfurt. Technical building services account for slightly more than 50 per cent of revenues. The company’s range of services is complemented by two organisationally independent business divisions – personnel services and a high-performance electrical wholesale operation.
The company employs 2,596 staff members at 23 locations in Germany; 500 employees work at the headquarters in Fulda (Hesse).
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT
The market environment is positive: the trend towards ‘smart’ and energy-efficient buildings ensures continued growth while expanding the market especially for electrical building services, which is predominantly what R+S offers. The company’s realignment, which is already well underway, is expected to be completed over the next few years, thus enabling further strong revenue growth. Further acquisitions will also contribute to this. DBAG is strengthening the company’s equity position, thus accelerating the successful realignment of the company.
Managing Director
Managing Director
Christoph Grossekämper joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2020.
He began his professional career in the M&A department of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt/Main, where he worked from 2007 to 2009. Afterwards he was part of the enterprise improvement practice of Roland Berger and AlixPartners till 2016. There he advised on numerous projects in various industries with a focus on the German Mittelstand and corporate carve-outs. In 2016 he joined a stock listed industrial holding in Germany. Christoph Grossekämper was leading the M&A team and was responsible for various transactions in the GSA region with a focus on the Mittelstand and corporate carve-outs.
Christoph Grossekämper holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University Maastricht and a Master degree from CASS Business School, London. He also studied at the University Bocconi, Milan.