In March 2020, after the approval of Hungarian Competition Authority the sale of Szkaliczki és Társai Kft., a logistics tray producer to the Sweden-based Nefab Group was successfully completed. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the closing procedure took place in unusual circumstances, the stakeholders’ participated through videoconference, represented by proxy.
With more than 20 years of track record, Szkaliczki és Társai Kft. has grown into a dominant player in the field of logistics tray manufacturing, supplying the automotive and electronics industries. To secure mutually beneficial cooperation with its Clients, the Company provides full range of services from product engineering, through in-house tooling to product manufacturing. The Orosháza-based Company had 120 employees in 2019, sales amounted to more than EUR 10 million.
Nefab, founded in 1949, is a world leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions and logistics optimization services. Nefab serves global industrial companies in industries such as Telecom/Datacom, Energy, Automotive, Healthcare equipment and Aerospace. Nefab has 3000 employees in Europe, North and South America and Asia. Sales in 2019 amounted to 4,9 billion SEK. Owners of the Group are the Nordgren/Pihl family and FAM AB.
Szkaliczki’s leading technology and strong engineering capabilities for thermoformed trays is a fantastic addition to Nefab’s global offering of engineered multi-material packaging solutions and logistics services. With the addition of Szkaliczki’s capabilities Nefab will be even better positioned to serve customers worldwide in return flows, with engineered solutions that are optimized to lower customers’ environmental impact and reduce costs, throughout their supply chains.
During the acquisition process, the exclusive transaction advisor of Szkaliczki és Társai Kft. was Concorde MB Partners.
