Mutares

/ 2019 - 2024 revenue [35] Mutares focuses on acquiring companies in special situations, aiming to leverage development potential through active turnaround processes to achieve stable and profitable growth.

The group's main product is grommets for protecting wiring looms in automotive on-board electrical systems, such as between vehicle doors and the body.

[39] The STS Group designs and manufactures acoustic and thermal insulation in the engine and passenger compartments of vehicles, as well as interior and exterior trim parts for light and heavy-duty trucks and lorries.

STS is one of the suppliers to customers such as Daimler, MAN, Scania and Volvo for trucks and passenger car manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jeep, Ferrari and Maserati.

In addition to its corporate headquarters in Düsseldorf, the company operates development centres and production facilities in Germany, Italy, Poland, China and India and employs a total of around 620 people.

Mutares acquired the steel pipe business of the international Aperam Group in April 2017 and returned the traditional name of La Meusienne to the company.

Donges Group comprises Donges SteelTec GmbH, one of Germany's steel construction and bridge construction companies and Kalzip Group, a manufacturer of Aluminium roof and facade systems, as well as Normek Oy, one of the companies for structural steelwork and facade in northern Europe and FDT FlachdachTechnologie, a German manufacturer for flat roof systems.

The combined product portfolio of Donges, Kalzip, Normek and FDT comprises steel bridges for road, rail and footway construction, engineering and industrial steel construction for buildings, aluminium roof and facades for new projects or refurbishments, as well as structural steelwork, facades made of glass and flat roof systems.

Recent reference projects include the Danube Bridge in Linz, the launch table for the Ariane 6 rocket for ESA, the roof refurbishment of Wembley Stadium in London and the partial construction of the logistics and ferry terminal in Lübeck.

Mutares acquired the bridge and building construction specialist Donges SteelTec from Japanese Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems in October 2017.

Furthermore, it offers engineering consulting like turnkey solutions for refurbishment and modernization for domestic and international rolling stock providers, as well as project management and system integration.

[50] Mutares considers environmental factors within decision-making processes in its portfolio companies, focusing on regulatory compliance as well as operational improvements such as energy efficiency measures.

[51] Mutares has overarching policies related to employee rights, diversity, and workplace safety to be considered within the activities of all its portfolio companies.

Suppliers and business partners are expected to adhere to Mutares’ policies in regard to eliminating any form of child and forced labour as well as providing fair and safe working conditions for all workers.