Industrial
Our Global Industrial Group provides strategic advice and seamless transaction execution to private business owners, financial sponsors, and major corporations across Europe, North America, and Asia.
Our deep industry knowledge and penetration of global corporate acquirers, combined with a fundamental focus on long-term relationship building, make Livingstone the investment banker of choice to innovative manufacturing and engineering companies around the world.
Through our connectivity as a global firm, deep sector expertise, and quality of relationships, Livingstone has sold companies to the most discerning acquirers in the mid-market. Some of our select strategic buyers and private equity acquirers in the sector include:

Subsectors
- Automotive Industry
- Building Products
- General Manufacturing
- Industrial Technology
- Metals & Advanced Materials
- Print & Packaging
Featured Transactions
Obadja AB
has been acquired by
J2L Holding AB
Andra Tech Group
has acquired
Mayer Feintechnik GmbH
Kreher Steel
has been sold to
TerraMar Capital
Oskar Nolte GmbH and Klumpp Coatings GmbH
was sold to
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Kobia
has been acquired by
Aspo Leipurin
Benada Aluminum Products LLC
has been sold to
Shadowbriar Capital Partners LLC
Encore Auto Parts and Recycling
has been acquired by
Schnitzer Steel Industries
Millenia Products Group
has been sold to
Walker Stamping
Metaltec Group Holdings, LLC
has been sold to
Imperial Group, LLC, Lorentzen Investments, LLC, and Ashland Capital Partners, LLC
Aguilar Metal Recycling
has been acquired by
Sidenor
VDT Vakuumdichttechnik GmbH
has been acquired by
Maldaner GmbH
PAW GmbH & Co. KG
has been acquired by
Stiebel Eltron-Gruppe
Mellby Gård
has been acquired by
Storskogen
THU Ceilling Solutions
has been acquired by
Kingspan
Hudikhus
has been acquired by
Storskogen
Messenger LLC, a portfolio company of Orchard Holdings
has been acquired by
PNC Riverarch Capital
Key Contacts
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We fight in your corner. But we don't stop there. We'll be with you for the long-haul, as your business grows, acquires and sells.WE ARE Unrelenting Advocates
We fight in your corner. But we don't stop there. We'll be with you for the long-haul, as your business grows, acquires and sells.
- "The Livingstone team did a great job. They guided us through a challenging process combining the raising of two credit facilities in different jurisdictions while leading a competitive acquisition process that successfully took us to the finish line. Their knowledge, organization skills, and global reach allowed us to pull the deal off in a limited timeframe."Paul-Henri Chevalier, President, Jupiter Aluminum
- "Livingstone was instrumental in every facet of preparing our team for market and leading PRIMUS to a successful closing with Chalmers."Jim Fry, CEO, PRIMUS
- "We trusted Livingstone for this important transaction due to the firm’s deep sector experience, as well as its track record for unrelenting client advocacy. The Livingstone team partnered closely with Atlas management and remained creative and committed to crafting a great deal. Livingstone’s combination of industry expertise and deal-making acumen yielded an extremely successful transaction."David Greer, Managing Director, Keystone Capital
Featured Insights
- BlogLivingstone Remains Among Top 10 M&A Advisories in Europe in 2022In 2022, Livingstone continued to rank among the Top 10 M&A advisory firms in the countries of the European Union that we cover.
- BlogNew partners, top talents, and additional offices in Hamburg and AmsterdamFor Livingstone, the year 2022 began with the opening of a new location in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, also known as "the gateway to the world".
- PublicationsThe future of the Spanish steel sector is being forged by transactionsAfter a 2021 that was a breath of fresh air for the country's steel industry, the pressure is once again on a sector that is the backbone of the industry.
- BlogAn interview with Guillem Vercher, analyst at Livingstone's Valencia officeGuillem started his career at Livingstone as part of an internship program in the summer of 2019 and was subsequently hired as an Analyst.