A takeover of Gerresheimer by Warburg Pincus and KPS Capital Partners is still possible.
As Gerresheimer announced, KPS informed the company when asked that talks with Warburg Pincus will continue to be held. Bloomberg had reported from circles that after discussions with Warburg Pincus and a Due Diligence at Gerresheimer, KPS decided against a mutual bid.
The discussions about a possible takeover offer are open to results, Gerresheimer continued. It is not foreseeable whether and when there will be a public takeover offer.
Gerresheimer is rated on the stock exchange at around 1.5 billion euros after the share has already lost over a third of its value this year.
At the beginning of February, Gerresheimer had confirmed talks with private equity investors about a possible takeover of the packaging manufacturer, but did not mention the names of potential interested parties. The company produces packaging made of glass, special glass and plastics for pharmaceutical, cosmetics and Food industry.
After the course slip from the previous day to the lowest level since the end of 2014, the Gerresheimer shares recovered significantly on Wednesday. In Xetra trading, the course of the packaging manufacturer attracted up to nine percent. Most recently, the titles still listed 8.23 percent in plus 46.56 euros. Financial investors Warburg Pincus and KPS probably continue to talk about a joint takeover.
The previous day, the circle report of the Bloomberg news agency had the shares sacks down to 42.48 euros. Beated by negative news, including forecasts and a capped dividend, the Gerresheimer shares have lost massive value this year. Even after the latest recreation, they are still the second weakest MDAX value in 2025 at 35 percent.
Gerresheimer has repeatedly focused on financial investors. Since February, it has been speculated more specifically about takeover talks, but from the then reached at 85 euros, the shares had halved until the previous day. Initially, the investor KKR was the favorite in addition to Warburg, but in April KKR had left the consortium with Warburg Pincus, as Bloomberg wrote at the time, citing insiders.
Since May there have been talk of KPS on board talks. According to reports, the investor should be particularly interested in Gerresheimer’s glass shape business. In this, the Hauck & Häuser analyst Alexander Galitsa saw a chance for Gerresheimer at the beginning of the week to initiate the turn. He emphasized that the division of the division could release significant values and alleviate debt concerns. As the expert wrote on Monday, he would also welcome a group structure simplified by the step.
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