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06 Oct 2026

Baker Tilly advises GESCO on acquisition of ARKU Maschinenbau GmbH

"Baker Tilly advised GESCO SE on its acquisition of all shares in ARKU Maschinenbau GmbH, with participation from Clark Hill. The deal adds ARKU’s precision levelling and strip processing business to GESCO; management will remain in place and the purchase price was not disclosed."

Baker Tilly advised GESCO SE on its acquisition of all shares in ARKU Maschinenbau GmbH, with additional participation from Clark Hill supporting GESCO. The transaction sees GESCO SE acquire 100% of the shares in ARKU Maschinenbau GmbH. The acquisition expands GESCO’s portfolio with an internationally active specialist in precision levelling machines, strip processing lines and deburring machines for industrial sheet-metal processing. Based in Baden-Baden, ARKU operates worldwide, with locations in Germany, the United States and China, and employs 189 people. ARKU’s existing management will continue to lead the company’s development in the same roles under the GESCO Group. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Baker Tilly supported GESCO with an interdisciplinary M&A mandate. In addition to financial, legal and tax due diligence, Baker Tilly provided legal and tax support in the purchase agreement negotiations and advised on antitrust and foreign investment control. Baker Tilly has advised GESCO SE for several years, most recently on the acquisition of Eckart GmbH and the partial divestment of the Dörrenberg Group. Baker Tilly represented GESCO SE with a team composed by: Financial: Nils Klamar, CFA (Partner, Head of Financial Deal Advisory), Daniel Zeiß (Partner), Felix Ptok (Manager), Sercan Kanal (Junior Manager). Baker Tilly represented GESCO SE with a team composed by: Legal: Bernhard Rehbein (Partner, Head of Corporate/M&A Legal), Dr. Jörg Maitzen (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Dr. Stefan Meßmer (Partner, Antitrust), Yan Zhang (Partner, Corporate/M&A, Head of China Desk Legal), Bernd Conrad (Director, Corporate/M&A), Marco Stahn (Director, Employment), Christoph Reinhardt (Senior Manager, Antitrust), Konstantin Troll (Senior Manager, Corporate/M&A), Elisabeth Peisker (Manager, Employment), Yumeng Fu (Manager, Corporate/M&A, China Desk). Clark Hill represented GESCO SE with a team composed by: Bret Wacker (Member, Managing Director, Public Strategies, Clark Hill, Denver). Baker Tilly represented GESCO SE with a team composed by: Tax: Dr. Christiane Krüger (Partner), Fynn Weigel (Senior Consultant).
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