GERMANY – Nimbus, a private equity company based in Zeist, the Netherlands has acquired a stake with a significant capital increase of plant manufacturer Robert Bürkle GmbH.

The main focus of the Bürkle management and Nimbus is to strengthen the current position of the plant and mechanical engineering company as an innovative and reliable performance leader in the core technologies of pressing and coating / laminating.

Nimbus is a specialist in equity investments in small and mid-cap companies and invests since the beginning of the 90ies in companies that have their “own product” and which are at a turning point in their development. Currently, Nimbus holds 25 majority stakes in medium-sized companies throughout Europe.

Bürkle develops and builds major sophisticated coating and laminating lines for the woodworking industry. The company is predominantly active in exports as more than 80% of the approx. €90 million annual turnover is generated outside Germany. The most important markets are Europe, Asia as well as North and South America.