Transfer Partners successfully advised the shareholders of Schalm Group, consisting of H. Schalm GmbH, Industrieservice Schalm GmbH, Isoliertechnik Schalm GmbH, and Lufttechnik Schalm GmbH, based in Mönchengladbach and Viersen, on the sale to the HWP Handwerkspartner Group, one of the leading full-service construction providers in Germany.

Schalm Group is a successful and esteemed family-owned HVAC company with a product and service portfolio spanning the fields of heating, sanitation, ventilation, and customer service. Over its 45 years of experience, the group has progressively specialized in industrial utility systems. With its vast experience and excellent technical expertise, the Schalm Group boasts prominent customer references, featuring the areas of public facilities, groceries, retail, and large industrial enterprises. With its unique expertise and years of market experience, the Schalm Group is one of the leading family-owned HVAC companies in the planning, construction and support of complex projects. 

Under the umbrella of HWP, Schalm Group will continue to operate as a separate business unit, continuing to set the highest quality standards across its renowned projects and individually tailored product and service portfolio. Schalm Group will support HWP's geographic growth strategy by enabling HWP to meet the sustained high demand for industrial utility system related heating, sanitary, and ventilation solutions. 

HWP Group is one of the leading trade groups in Germany with extensive offerings in their business areas TBS | Roofing & Solar, Building Protection, and Painting & Fittings. The group employs 1,250 people at over 15 locations with more than 35 individual operating units. 

The entrepreneurial Goldbeck family from Bielefeld, together with the partner and investor Björn-Hendrik Robens, acquired the shares in HWP Handwerkspartner Group from Adiuva Capital in 2023 via their holding company Goldbeck Robens Industrial Partners (GRIP). With 15 plants, 4 system centers and over 12,000 employees at more than 100 locations across Europe, Goldbeck itself generates total revenues of over €6.5 billion. 

Transfer Partners' mandate covered the entire M&A process, including the preparation of all transaction-relevant documents, the identification and approach of selected top potential buyers, the support of Schalm Group throughout the extensive due diligence process, as well as the facilitation of the negotiations up to the successful signing and closing.