Rosenbauer: Robau Beteiligungsverwaktung GmbH plans to invest in Rosenbauer

Linz/Leonding (Austria), June 20, 2024 – Robau Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH (Robau) is to become a new shareholder of the Rosenbauer Group. In addition to Pierer Industrie AG and Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH, Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding GmbH and Invest Unternehmensbeteiligungs AG are also shareholders in Robau. Rosenbauer Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH (BVG) will continue to remain a core shareholder of the company. The transaction is subject to the necessary approvals and is expected to be closed by the end of the year.

Austrian partners with local roots and many years of experience in the global industrial environment will thus strengthen the future positioning of Rosenbauer International AG as the world market leader in the field of firefighting equipment. “This investment underlines our confidence in Rosenbauer’s long-term prospects and growth potential. We are determined to support the company in implementing its strategy and to further expand its leading position in the field of firefighting equipment,” says Stefan Pierer, CEO of Pierer Industrie AG.

Mark Mateschitz, Managing Director of Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH, is also positive about the future of the Upper Austrian company: “Rosenbauer is an outstanding company with a strong brand and global growth potential. We look forward to shaping the future of Rosenbauer together with our partners and supporting the company on its growth path.”

“With Robau, we have succeeded in forming a strong Austrian investor consortium that combines the necessary industrial expertise with global business relationships and international experience for Rosenbauer. This underlines our efforts and responsibility to strengthen Upper Austrian companies and keep them in the state,” said Dr. Heinrich Schaller, CEO of RLB OÖ.