Martin Paul Zehnder

Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG is a supplier of buffers and couplings in the highly dynamic market of the Rail industry. In this complex economic environment, it is offering for a component manufacturer to be extremely important to the challenges of rail operators, rail vehicle and landlord quickly, flexible and light products and customized solutions with high customer value. The track record and strong position of Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG as a niche player, combined with the will of its human, financial and technical resources even more responsive to the needs of the customers are, in its key strategic values. The majority of sale Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG to the private equity firm Cross allows them to implement the latest technological developments such as the internationally compatible socket type 'Scharfenberg' and to carry out growth opportunities through 'add-on' investments in the buffer area.

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