HOERBIGER sells reed valve business to Nimbus
HOERBIGER sells its reed valve business to Nimbus, a European industrial holding company with a 20-year track record and a portfolio of well-matched industrial companies. Nimbus offers the product segment and the team the best development opportunities for the future. The contract was signed on November 11, 2025 and is subject to customary regulatory approvals, including antitrust clearance. The change of ownership is planned for the beginning of 2026.
The sale of the reed valve business includes HOERBIGER Kompressortechnik GmbH (HKS) in Schongau, Germany, as well as parts of HOERBIGER Valves (Changzhou) Co. Ltd. in China and the Indian reed valve business. The product segment has leading expertise in the development and manufacture of performance-defining compressor components used in refrigeration compression and mobile brake air compression applications. Nimbus will take over all of the approximately 300 employees in the reed valve product segment - around 270 of them at the Schongau site.
"We made the decision to sell very carefully," says Thomas Englmann, Head of the Automotive Division and Member of the HOERBIGER Executive Board. "We are convinced that with Nimbus we have selected a new owner who will enable the product segment and the team to realize their full potential and develop the business in a sustainable manner."
Henning Andresen, Partner at Nimbus, says: "Nimbus is a hands-on investor that brings capital as well as experience, vision and inspiration to strengthen and further develop the reed valve business in the long term. We are very much looking forward to working with the team and shaping the next growth steps together."
Both companies will maintain close business ties
Even after the change of ownership, there will be close operational cooperation between HOERBIGER and the product segment. HOERBIGER will continue to provide services for HKS. Conversely, HKS will continue to supply components to HOERBIGER. The existing real estate remains the property of HOERBIGER. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
The day after signing the contract, representatives from Munich-based Nimbus visited the Schongau site to introduce themselves to the staff in person. In the photo (from left to right): Henning Arndt (Nimbus), Henning Andresen (Nimbus), Mirko Wolf (plant manager and managing director of HKS, who will remain responsible for the site in the new company), and Thomas Englmann (Head of the Automotive Division and Member of the HOERBIGER Executive Board).