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Halder, the Frankfurt-based investor in German SMEs, adds to its partnership and management: In April 2013, Dr. Hanns Ostmeier will become a shareholder and Executive Chairman of the Group. Among others, Ostmeier had previously been Senior Managing Director in charge of German business at Blackstone Group and President of BVK, the association of private equity firms in Germany. more
Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich, Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior, was impressed with GEALAN's innovative clout when he visited the company's premises. Despite a difficult 2012 and an intensely competitive environment, GEALAN is poised for positive development: In 2013, the Group is striving for considerable growth in the tens of millions, which is to be proportionately achieved in both Western and Eastern European countries. more
Halder, the Frankfurt-based investor in German SMEs, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its majority shareholding in Alukon, Konradsreuth, to Hörmann Group, Steinhagen. Hörmann is the leading provider of gates, doors, frames and motors in Europe. more

„As the largest hairdressing chain in Germany, we were the sector leader but still a small business. We saw the MBO as the road to growth and together with Halder we set our sights on a market flotation: a new dimension in the development of our market position.“
Uwe Grimminger, Chairman of the Board, Essanelle Hair Group