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German family-owned R&G Holding, owner of the RSP Group, worldwide leader in the suction excavator

market, acquires Amphitec and ATEC Rental from hands-on investor Active Capital Company.

 

Through the acquisition, RSP and Amphitec combine their offering of vacuum and ventilation technology

and further strengthen their market positions.

 

Active Capital Company (ACC) has divested its shares in vacuum equipment manufacturer Amphitec and

vacuum equipment rental business ATEC Rental to R&G in August 2022. ACC acquired a majority stake in the company in 2015 and supported the company in developing several transformation initiatives during the past years. Amongst others, a production facility was realized in Poland and a rental business was set-up to cater more broadly to market demand.

 

As Amphitec focusses on vacuum technology, the acquisition will further broaden RSP’s product range with vacuum technology which is complementary to RSP’s ventilation technology. The RSP ventilation machinescare typically used for suction excavation, an alternative to digging done by traditional excavators which canccause a lot of damage to underground infrastructure. More recently, the vacuum trucks of Amphitec arecbeing used more often in specific use cases.

 

Patrick Renger, CEO of RSP: “We are a true family business and are proud that we have been able to add

Amphitec and ATEC Rental to our company family. We look forward to working with the teams in the Netherlands and Poland”.

 

Rino Reuvekamp, Managing Director of Amphitec adds: “The strong family culture

within RSP will be a lasting home for our company and employees. We enjoyed working with ACC and thank

them for their valuable inputs and the continued support”.

 

Mels Huige, Partner at Active Capital Company:

“We enjoyed working with the Amphitec team and feel RSP to be the perfect new long term owner”.

 

About Amphitec & ATEC Rental Amphitec designs and manufactures high-end mobile vacuum machines. Amphitec’s vacuum machines are used for the industrial cleaning industry, roof gravel application and suction excavation. Since the establishment of Amphitec, the company has become a top dry vacuum producer in Europe in its relevant markets and serves customers both through direct sales and through its dealer network. Amphitec was founded in 2000 and has locations in the Netherlands and Poland. The company has a team of over 80 employees. Amphitec’s management will participate in the deal because they believe strongly in the joint

bright future. https://www.amphitec.com

 

ATEC Rental provides flexible rental solutions of high-end young vacuum trucks and currently operates a

rapidly growing fleet of over 15 trucks which are rented out all over Europe. ATEC Rental was founded in 2019

and is located in the Netherlands. https://atecrental.com

 

About RSP

RSP is a German-based manufacturer of suction excavator trucks and was founded almost three decades ago. RSP’s current core markets are Germany, France and England with an increased focus on Oceania and North America. RSP currently employs more than 400 people and achieved a turnover that well exceeds 100

million euro. https://www.rsp.com

 

About Active Capital Company ACC is an independent hands-on private equity investor focused on small and medium sized enterprises in the Netherlands and Germany. ACC invests in companies active in the sectors Industry, Technical Wholesale and Business Services with revenues between € 10m and € 100m. Through a highly entrepreneurial and active approach, ACC maximizes the long-term value of its investments by supporting management in the execution of value enhancing projects and providing access to its extensive partner network. ACC currently invests from its fourth fund and has offices in Amsterdam and Munich. https://activecapitalcompany.com