CalixKlippan acquires Carbox

Buyer

TransaCtion

acquires

Target

DatE

2020

Information about the Buyer

CalixKlippan is a privately owned Swedish group that supplies both the automotive industry and the aftermarket with products like vacuum formed roof boxes and trunk linings. With state-of-the-art production facilities, experience and expertise CalixKlippan guarantees its customers high quality products.

www.calixklippan.com

Information about the Target

As a family business in its third generation, Carbox produces trunk trays and footwell trays for end customers and OEM’s from all over the world. Since 1908, the company has been delivering innovative car accessories in perfect quality “Made in Germany”. Development, design, production, and sales are located in Achim (Northern Germany) from there the whole world is supplied with customized products.

Stefan Bellinger, Managing Partner of Carbox:
“CalixKlippan is the best possible new owner for Carbox.
The transaction focused support by Translink was crucial for our success. The cooperation with Andreas Hüchting and Carsten Wolter was based on a high level of trust and professionalism. I want to thank the Translink team for their strong support.”

www.carbox.de

Team

Andreas Hüchting

“We are glad to see that with CalixKlippan Carbox has found a new long term owner. This example proves again that meaningful and value creating transactions do happen even in troublesome times.”

Carsten Wolter