The founding management team and S-UBG AG, as shareholders of KSA Kugelstrahlzentrum Aachen GmbH (“KSA”), a leading provider of automated shot peening for the shaping of metal components for the aerospace industry, have sold a significant minority stake to Advanced Clean Technologies Holding GmbH (“ACT”), Heinsberg.

NETWORK exclusively advised the shareholders of KSA on the transaction.

Transaction

As part of KSA’s long-term succession plan, the founding shareholders have brought ACT on board as a minority shareholder, which will continue the company’s positive growth trajectory and ensure management succession through an MBI structure. ACT plans to further expand KSA’s service portfolio for the aerospace industry and to enter adjacent sectors.

Companies

For more than three decades, KSA has been a leading technology partner to the global aerospace industry in the field of shot peening. Thanks to its continuously evolving technology for the forming of large metal components, particularly to produce international launch vehicles, the company has established itself as a key supplier to global aerospace companies.