Matador Group has formed a partnership between its automotive division and Sodecia

Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful strategic partnership between Slovak automotive supplier Matador Automotive and Portuguese Sodecia Group, which includes the sale of a minority stake. This transaction represents a complex cross-border deal between two family-owned companies and includes options to acquire additional stakes in Matador Automotive’s share capital over the next years. Lincoln acted as the exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of Matador Automotive. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Matador Automotive is the leading Slovak supplier of structural steel and aluminum parts and assemblies to premium OEMs such as VW, Audi, Porsche and JLR. The company has a broad product portfolio covering body and frame parts as well as complex assemblies made of steel and aluminum. It operates plants in the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic and Russia. In 2016, Matador Automotive generated revenues of approximately Euro 140 million and employed an active workforce of more than 1,500 employees.

Matador Group (the “Group”), the largest family owned Tier 1 supplier in Slovakia, is a key provider of automotive and non-automotive solutions in the CEE region. Founded more than 110 years ago, the Group and its various subsidiaries offer a wide spectrum of services including industrial automation, tool development, mechanical engineering, serial production of structural components and joint assemblies as well as design and engineering services.

Sodecia is a family-owned industrial corporation operating worldwide as a full-service supplier in the chassis, powertrain and body-in-white commodities. It offers complete solutions for passenger vehicles from suspension systems and fuel tanks to security systems. The group also supplies parts to the motorcycle industry. It operates 42 locations globally covering the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions.

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