The shareholders of Johannes Martens (GmbH & Co. KG) Spedition (‘JMS’) are selling a majority of their shares in the company to a portfolio company of AUCTUS Capital Partners AG (‘AUCTUS’).
JMS, headquartered in Drestedt, was founded in 1945 and has established itself as a reliable forwarding agent for mineral oil and gas for petrol stations and airports in northern Germany and beyond. With this transaction, the buyer strengthens its position in the petrol and mineral oil logistics sector and, in addition to Horst Pöppel in the south, will also be able to cover the north of Germany through JMS in the future.
The Taurus Advisory team (David B. Kauter, Alexandra Heidemann, Sabrina Sauer, Marcus Lichtblau) structured the transaction process in close consultation with the shareholders and management.
With a leading market position in northern Germany, JMS is a perfect addition to AUCTUS' activities, which have so far focussed on southern Germany. In addition, JMS also brings complementary segments to the existing activities through its airport supply activities,’ says David B. Kauter, Managing Director of Taurus Advisory.
By selling the majority of their shares in the company, the shareholders have initiated a succession solution for their family's life's work. The shareholders and managing director Marcus Ulrich will remain active in the company in order to continue its growth trajectory together with the buyer.
"The Taurus Advisory team supported us as a reliable and competent partner throughout the entire process. The experienced advisors guided us through the entire M&A process with their excellent expertise."
MARTINA MARTENS, MANAGING PARTNER OF JMS
"We were always able to rely on the process expertise and negotiating experience of Taurus, so that we were ultimately able to achieve an optimal result for our family and our company."
