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Clearwater advises C&H Systems on its sale to Qubiqa

Transaction

C&H Systems sold to Qubica

Sell-side

Undisclosed

Role

Adviser to C&H Systems on its sale to Qubiqa

Sector

Industrial & Chemicals

Region

Denmark

Clearwater has advised C&H Systems (C&H), a Danish automation and robotics company, on its sale to Qubiqa, an automated packaging systems supplier.

Founded in 1966, C&H is a leading global turnkey supplier of heavy-duty automation handling and packaging solutions for various industries. It focuses primarily on serving its global customers in the manufacturing of building materials, Power-to-X conversion technology, as well as food and medical packaging materials.

C&H’s market position is built upon long-term relationships with several blue-chip end-users and through multidisciplinary competencies both in hardware and software design, positioning the company as a strong technical partner for its customers, with most of them spearheads in their specific industry.

Qubiqa has grown into a global supplier of innovative products and solutions for internal, logistics optimisation since its foundation in Esbjerg, Denmark, in 1945. The company develops and produces automated packaging solutions for the largest insulation manufacturers, worldwide.

This partnership allows C&H and Qubiqa to enter a major industry alliance, backed by Qubiqa’s well-functioning supply chain, sharing innovation and resources, and providing the best solutions benefitting its employees, customers, and suppliers.

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It was imperative for us to find the right buyer with whom we could continue as a strong industrial player, from the same industry and league as ours. We have found that in Qubiqa, and together, we can go far within our niche. Qubiqa is a market-leader within insulation, like we are, in Food & Medical, and recently also within Power-to-X. We look forward to lifting the large energy projects in the future, backed by an even stronger business. It is a major thing to sell your life’s work and it comes with strong emotions. The fiery souls at Clearwater have been extremely diligent and professional, both technically and ‘nursing-wise’, they have steered the process with a firm hand from the start and to a very positive ending with the right buyer.

John Thrane Nielsen, Group Director, C&H Systems
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The strong market trend that automation, robotics, and streamlining represent generates high interest and demand in the market. Especially for strong companies like C&H, which is a pioneer in its niche. Together with C&H, we have been able to find a solution where the business can continue with an even stronger take-off and we are sure that the aggregated brand, that C&H and Qubiqa now constitute, will continue its journey with even greater speed and success.

Stig Windeløv, Director, Clearwater

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