Allemann

Max Allemann Werkzeug­bau AG - Sale of the company


Max Allemann WErkzeugbau AG
  • ?toolma­king | plastic injec­tion moulding - JA001715
  • Compa­ny sale | Compa­ny acqui­si­ti­on | Genera­ti­on change
  • Super­vi­sed by: ??Josef Andre

About the company 

Max Allemann Werkzeug­bau AG in Wiler near Utzenstorf/Canton Bern was founded in 1966 and was active in the plastics indus­try as a 2nd genera­ti­on family business for over 50 years before the questi­on of exter­nal succes­si­on arose in 2018. The compa­ny offers services ranging from enginee­ring in the develo­p­ment phase to the produc­tion of injec­tion moulds and plastic injec­tion moulding and is comple­ted with assem­bly and logistics services.

The compa­ny is ISO 9001 certi­fied, works in 3 shifts and uses 45 injec­tion moulding machi­nes in sizes 10-650 tonnes clamping force.

With 35 employees, the compa­ny is a relia­ble partner of satis­fied, long-standing custo­mers from the construc­tion indus­try, mecha­ni­cal and appara­tus enginee­ring, the watch­ma­king indus­try and the electro­nics indus­try. Max Allemann Werkzeug­bau AG enjoys an excel­lent reputa­ti­on in Switz­er­land and with inter­na­tio­nal clients and is known for its high level of compe­tence in toolma­king and plastic injec­tion moulding.

The task 

The project included the prepa­ra­ti­on of the sale, the search for and approach of buyers as well as the organi­sa­ti­on and modera­ti­on of the entire sales process. The chall­enge in this project was that there was a time limit for the succes­si­on soluti­on due to opera­tio­nal requi­re­ments. Due to the high goal orien­ta­ti­on and clari­ty of the entre­pre­neu­ri­al family as well as the immense commit­ment of all parti­ci­pan­ts, the sale of the compa­ny was successful­ly reali­sed within 6 months.

What the client says about the project

Beat and Hugo Allemann:

?Mr Andre from KERN alrea­dy convin­ced us when we met him and we were more than confirm­ed in our choice - especi­al­ly when measu­red by the result. We were accom­pa­nied in all steps in a highly commit­ted, speedy and extre­me­ly profes­sio­nal manner. Parti­cu­lar­ly notewor­t­hy is the sensi­ti­vi­ty for our needs and the excel­lent modera­ti­on in this challen­ging task for us. Thanks to his under­stan­ding of our indus­try and his knowledge of the relevant buyer target groups, almost 40 high-calib­re buyers became aware of our compa­ny within a very short time. Thus, it was easy for us to reali­se the best possi­ble succes­si­on plan for our family business after only a few months. We would entrust Mr Andre with such a sensi­ti­ve task again at any time and can only advise every entre­pre­neur to turn to him.”


About the buyer

PWF Kunst­stoff­tech­nik AG (Laupers­dorf / Switz­er­land) took over Max Allemann Werkzeug­bau AG (Wiler / Switz­er­land) on 1 March 2019. The transac­tion was carri­ed out as part of a succes­si­on plan.

The injec­tion moulding compa­ny from the Swiss canton of Solothurn gains a locati­on in the neigh­bou­ring canton of Bern through the acqui­si­ti­on. The number of employees grows from 40 to 65, and the number of injec­tion moulding machi­nes from 20 to 45. In additi­on, PWF can now offer custo­mers all services from develo­p­ment and toolma­king to parts produc­tion and compo­nent assem­bly from a single source.

This is what the buyer, Dr Peter Winkler, says: 

? “Us was impres­sed by the profes­sio­na­lism of Mr Andre’s advice and the care with which he brought us together with the sellers. His invol­vement was also very relevant to the success of the transac­tion for us as buyers.

Our experi­ence has been extre­me­ly positi­ve in all respects.”