History
Gert-Maria Freimuth and Dr Christof Nesemeier founded Nesemeier & Freimuth GmbH in Berlin in 1995. The idea had already been born in 1988 when they were studying in Münster. In 1997, the two used their company to take over MBB Gelma Industrieelektronik GmbH – a former subsidiary of the Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm group – from Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG. It was from that point on that the abbreviation MBB was incorporated into the company name. The company issued its IPO in 2006, and this was followed by a switch to the Prime Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2008. In 2023 the company has more than 3,700 employees. The founders have remained majority owners of the company since the flotation.
History of MBB
| 2024 | MBB aims at 1 billion euros in revenues and 10% EBITDA margin. Friedrich Vorwerk acquires Seyde & Coburg and expands its cathodic corrosion protection (CCP) business. |
| 2023 | Friedrich Vorwerk's order backlog grows to over €1 billion Aumann acquires LACOM and its coating technology for battery and fuel cells |
| 2022 | MBB SE grows by 32% to €896 million in revenue with €93 million adjusted EBITDA Sale of OBO-Werke GmbH |
| 2021 | IPO of Friedrich Vorwerk on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Friedrich Vorwerk acquires Puhlmann Group Friedrich Vorwerk acquires Korupp Founder Dr Christof Nesemeier becomes Executive Chairman Torben Teichler (CIO) and Dr Jakob Ammer (COO) become Executive Directors and form new management team with Dr Constantin Mang (CEO) |
| 2020 | MBB grows by 16.4% despite the Covid-19 pandemic and increases margin |
| 2019 | MBB acquires majorityof Friedrich Vorwerk Friedrich Vorwerk acquires 100% of Bohlen & Doyen DTS cquires majority of IT security software developer ISL More than 3,000 MBB employees |
| 2018 | MBB archieves more than €500 million in revenues for the first time Aumann enters SDAX Dr. Constantin Mang joins the management team |
| 2017 | Capital increase at Aumann Aumann acquires USK Karl Utz Sondermaschinen IPO of Aumann on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange |
| 2016 | Bundling of Aumann GmbH (now Aumann Espelkamp GmbH), Aumann Berlin GmbH, Aumann Immobilien GmbH, Aumann North America Inc., MBB Fertigungstechnik GmbH (now Aumann Beelen GmbH) and MBB Technologies (China) Ltd. (now Aumann Technologies (China) Ltd.) under the roof of Aumann AG Sales pass the EUR 300 million mark for the first time |
| 2015 | MBB Technologies (now Aumann AG) acquires 75% of Aumann GmbH MBB converts into MBB SE |
| 2014 | OBO acquires the tooling business of Huntsman Advanced Materials |
| 2013 | Founding of MBB Technologies (China) Ltd. (now Aumann Technologies (China) Ltd.) Installation of a new tissue paper machine at the Hanke plant in Kostrzyn Acquisition of DHK automotive and HTZ Holztrocknung in Oberlungwitz by Delignit AG |
| 2012 | Takeover of MBB Fertigungstechnik GmbH (now Aumann Beelen GmbH) from Claas KGaA mbH Sales pass the EUR 200 million mark for the first time |
| 2011 | Acquisition of eld datentechnik Takeover of Huchtemeier GmbH by the former family shareholders and acquisition of a further 20% in Hanke Sp. z o.o. |
| 2010 | Acquisition of CT Formpolster from Continental Acquisition of ICSmedia GmbH from Aschendorff Verlag Capital increase at Delignit AG and sale of the majority stake in the Romanian subsidiaries |
| 2009 | Sale of Reimelt Henschel GmbH to Zeppelin GmbH, a Zeppelin Foundation company |
| 2008 | Acquisition of DTS Systeme GmbH in partnership with the management: MBB holds 80% of the shares, the management buys out the remaining 20%. The company is renamed DTS IT AG. Switch of MBB to the Prime Standard on the Deutsche Börse |
| 2007 | MBB takes over 100% of Reimelt Henschel GmbH Sale of the recycling division of the Huchtemeier Group (Huchtemeier Recycling GmbH) to the Tönsmeier Group IPO of Delignit AG on the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Sales pass the EUR 100 million mark for the first time |
| 2006 | IPO of the company on the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange: Issue price: EUR 9.50; issue volume: EUR 15 million; Issue of 1.6 million shares from a capital increase 80% shareholding in the Huchtemeier Group and subsequently 78% shareholding in Hanke Tissue Sp. z o.o. |
| 2005 | Founding of MBB as a new company and integration of the MBB companies |
| 2004 | Management buyout of Cildro Mobilia Srl. |
| 2003 | Acquisition of 81% of the shares in Blomberger Holzindustrie B. Hausmann GmbH & Co. KG (now Delignit AG) Acquisition of 100% of the shares in OBO-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Sale of the Kynast lawn mower business segment to Murray Inc. and discontinuation of the bicycle business segment Sale of 25.1% of the shares in InVision Software AG Sales pass the EUR 50 million mark for the first time |
| 2002 | Sale of 49% of MBB Gelma GmbH to Dorma GmbH & Co. KG |
| 2001 | Sale of 33% of Metropolitan Consulting Group GmbH to its management team |
| 2000 | Dorma GmbH & Co. KG acquires a 51% stake in MBB Industrieelektronik GmbH Takeover of the bicycle and lawn mower business segments from Kynast iL |
| 1999 | 50% shareholding in INCA System GmbH Klaus Seidel joins the management team Sales pass the EUR 25 million mark for the first time |
| 1998 | Takeover of the Time & Access business segment from Hengstler GmbH 25% shareholding in InVision Software AG Founding of Metropolitan Consulting Group GmbH and acquisition of 33% of the shares in the business Anton Breitkopf joins the management team |
| 1997 | First acquisition of a company with the takeover of MBB Gelma Industrieelektronik GmbH from Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG, a former subsidiary of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm |
| 1995 | Founding of Nesemeier & Freimuth GmbH in Berlin |