Beck & Pollitzer specialises in the installation and relocation of industrial plant and machinery and associated services, with a client base across the automotive, printing, canning, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors. Hermes said that the business was benefiting from the growing trend for relocation among Western European manufacturers to Central and Eastern Europe.
The company has 15 offices in the UK, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Slovakia and about 300 staff.
Other recent transactions for Hermes Private Equity include UK food producer Symington’s, nursing home operator Independent Living Group and French holiday parks operator Siblu.