The founder of the Lower Bavarian Schiller Group, Ewald Schiller, has sold the majority of his company's shares to VESCON Automation Group GmbH, which is owned by Quadriga Capital, as part of a succession plan. Ewald Schiller will remain with the company as managing director and shareholder.

Schiller Group, Osterhofen, Germany

One of the leading suppliers of automation solutions in intralogistics and assembly with core competencies in electronics, software and complementary mechanics.

Schiller employs over 200 people at its headquarters in Osterhofen and at three other smaller locations in the immediate vicinity. Schiller's customers include German premium manufacturers in the automotive and supplier industries as well as well-known companies in the semiconductor industry.

VESCON Automation Group, Frankenthal, Germany

Holding company under whose umbrella Schiller, together with the VESCON Group, automation specialist and engineering service provider headquartered in Frankenthal near Mannheim, will form a group of companies with more than 700 employees and a turnover of more than 100 million Euros.

Quadriga Capital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

German Private Equity company with focus on mid-sized growth companies with sustainable expansion potential.

IMAP M&A Consultants AG initiated the transaction on behalf of Schiller Group and handled it in all its phases.

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