Investments

MEP is competent in investment and financing. We regard ourselves as farsighted, committed professional problem-solvers. We accept only majority holdings and, together with strong financing partners, develop suitable forms of financing, including newly-developed models especially for medium-sized German production and plant engineering companies. We also accept full responsibility for the task of managing our holding companies in order to exploit their special potential for value-creation using suitable strategic and operational management methods.

Technische Glaswerke Ilmenau GmbH (TGI)

• As an internationally active company, TGI is a quality and technology leader in industrial glass and world leader in producing sight glass for mechanical and plant engineering
• TGI offers medium-sized sector flexibility made in Germany
• TGI has a balanced product range of borosilicate and special glasses with a high level of diversification that guarantees stable and growing sales
• Customers from within Germany and from abroad in particular are active in the mechanical and plant engineering industries, the chemical and electrical engineering industries, the pharmaceuticals industry, medical technology and private households

Milestones

• majority holding acquired in late 2006
• expansion programme till 2008
• economic crisis starts late 2008
• refinancing 2010 and reinforcing of competitiveness
• expansion programme 2011 through international cooperation and partnerships