BDO has supported Blue Cap AG in the sale of 100% of the shares in Knauer Uniplast Management GmbH (‘Uniplast’). Uniplast is a long-established company in the food packaging sector and has been manufacturing, among other things, cups and lids for the dairy industry for over 50 years.
A corporate finance team from the advisory division of BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft in Düsseldorf, under the leadership of Jan Odewald (Partner Corporate Finance), prepared a financial fact book and subsequently advised Blue Cap AG extensively on operational and financial issues as part of the sales process. Ultimately, the sale took place as part of a management buy-out. The company's managers Andreas Doster and Sascha Sander, who have held positions as managing director, COO and CIO at Uniplast for many years, are the driving force behind the MBO.
Uniplast is based south of Stuttgart in Dettingen/Erms and produces 2.5 billion cups annually, with a constant focus on product improvements through R&D. After its acquisition by Blue Cap AG in 2018, Uniplast was strategically and operationally realigned through a variety of transformation measures. This led in particular to increased profitability through active customer and product management and reduced time to market.
Blue Cap AG is an investment company specialising in medium-sized companies with over 15 years of market experience.