INDUS makes new acquisition for its measuring and surveillance technology field

EQS-News: INDUS Holding AG / Key word(s): Takeover INDUS makes new acquisition for its measuring and surveillance technology field 30.08.2024 / 11:01 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. INDUS makes new acquisition for its measuring and surveillance technology field

• DECKMA, a specialist for ship lighting and safety systems, to strengthen the Engineering segment
• Further growth and add-on acquisitions planned

Bergisch Gladbach, 30 August 2024 – Investment company INDUS Holding AG has added a new portfolio company to its Engineering segment: the stock exchange listed SME holding company has acquired 75% of the shares in DECKMA Decksmaschinen und Automation Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Rosengarten. As a system supplier of technical marine equipment, DECKMA specializes in lighting and fire alarm systems, corrosion protection technology, and automation solutions for ships. The medium-sized company employs 45 people and generates annual sales of around EUR 19 million. DECKMA supplies customers in the shipbuilding and offshore industries, such as manufacturers of cruise ships, merchant ships and large yachts. With the acquisition of DECKMA, INDUS also takes over a 33 percent stake in the British company NEXTCORR Ltd, a system supplier of anti-fouling and anti-corrosion products for ships. In keeping with the INDUS business model, the company has also secured an option to acquire the remaining 25% of the shares in DECKMA in 2026.

“Whether it’s the planning of lighting systems with dimmer and light scene controls, the project planning of safety-critical navigation or fire alarm systems or the control of electrical protective currents for the ship’s hull – lighting and safety technology in modern shipping requires highly specialized technical expertise,” says Axel Meyer, the INDUS Board member responsible for the Engineering segment. “This makes DECKMA an excellent fit for our technological focus on measuring and surveillance technology in the Engineering segment.”