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EMERAM supports Clean Tech Group in the combination of ADLER Smart Solutions and HMB Energy
- Organic and inorganic growth continues successfully
- Strengthening of the areas of expertise solar park development and megawatt storage with capacities of more than 1MWh
- Merger confirms market leadership as a full-service partner for consulting, planning, and realisation of photovoltaic systems, charging infrastructure and electricity storage systems
Munich/Hamburg, December 2023: The Clean Tech Group around ADLER Smart Solutions acquires HMB Energy in Meppen. The portfolio company of EMERAM is thereby successfully continuing its ambitious growth trajectory. ADLER and HMB are jointly confirming their claim to market leadership as a full-service partner to the industry for consulting, planning, and realization of photovoltaic systems, charging infrastructure and electricity storage.
With the combination of the previously owner-managed HMB and ADLER the Group is strengthening its areas of expertise in solar park development and megawatt storage with capacities of more than 1MWh. The additional HMB location in the Netherlands also expands ADLER's operational presence. All HMB projects will continue to be realized independently by the more than 50 employees in Meppen. The combination of ADLER Smart Solutions and HMB will bundle shared services such as administration and finance at the Hamburg headquarters.
Tajo Adler, CEO of ADLER Smart Solutions: "With HMB's product portfolio, we are significantly increasing our strength and bringing the first subsidiary under the umbrella of our holding company. We are a Clean Tech family that makes a strong contribution to the energy transition. We are continuing the life's work of founder Hermann Müller, who will continue to support us in an advisory capacity. This trust means great responsibility for us. With our expertise in the B2B market for renewable energies, we are further expanding our Group and tackling the major tasks of the energy transition - that is what we stand for."
Hermann Müller, founder of HMB Energy: "ADLER Smart Solutions is the ideal partner for us and has convinced us with its vision. Tajo Adler has a clear goal in mind, which he pursues consistently. And he thinks in terms of big solutions - that impressed me. As a Group, we pursue a holistic approach with which we want to differentiate ourselves in the market. We look forward to working together on many exciting projects in the future."
Complete solutions for major customers - simple and economically efficient
ADLER Smart Solutions develops and implements smart full-service packages covering all aspects of renewable energy for major customers such as energy companies, logistics centers, supermarkets, residential district developers and petrol station operators. From solar power generation and charging infrastructure to electricity storage systems, the company equips properties, whether buildings or open spaces from 10,000 square meters upwards, with solar systems on an economically efficient scale or repowers existing systems. ADLER Smart Solutions operates sites in the north, east (Dresden), west (Bochum) and south (Munich) of Germany.
Innovative strategies and comprehensive support
ADLER Smart Solutions maximizes savings potential by intelligently combining renewable energies and electromobility and offers comprehensive support in the implementation and expansion of innovative strategies. The company's services also include the professional realization of funding applications as well as the development of investment and financing concepts.
EMERAM is one of the leading investment managers for medium-sized companies in German-speaking countries. Funds advised by EMERAM provide more than 650 million euros in capital for the development of growth companies. The portfolio includes companies from the technology/software, value-added services, and non-discretionary consumer sectors. EMERAM acts as a long-term business development partner for its companies and promotes the sustainable growth (organic and inorganic) of the portfolio companies. In addition, the focus is on the implementation of holistic ESG concepts.
The portfolio currently consists of six platform investments with a total of more than 2,600 employees. The companies are continuously achieving double-digit organic sales growth. In addition, a total of over 30 add-on acquisitions have accelerated growth and enabled international expansion.