World-renowned precision

Carl Benzinger specialises in customer-specific CNC machines, offering engineering, construction, programming, and installation services for custom workpieces from a single source. Although the company originally specialised in the jewellery and watchmaking industry, it now supplies high-quality turning and milling centres to demanding customers from various sectors – wherever precision in the micrometre range is required.

Benzinger’s market and technology leadership, along with its specialised process expertise in machining precious metals for the watch and jewellery industry, represent key strengths. maconda conducted a detailed analysis of Benzinger’s product portfolio, its areas of application, the customer segments served, and the underlying markets.

Particular attention was given to Benzinger’s position in the competitive landscape. Although some of the addressed sectors are dense and fragmented, the analysis confirmed that Benzinger’s unique solutions and development expertise provide a significant competitive advantage. Benzinger machines stand out with their wide range of automation options and high level of flexibility. Combined with their outstanding quality and reliability, each machine delivers a strong return on investment to the company’s highly loyal customer base.

As always, maconda’s experienced consultants, who specialise in niche markets, drew on an extensive range of sources, which they compared, weighed up and evaluated together. This demonstrated the strength of maconda’s analytical approach once again, as broad-based industry studies often fail to provide reliable insights into specialised markets. The analysis included relevant trade journals and blogs, information from associations such as the VDMA, annual reports and additional data on customers, competitors, and suppliers. Numerous interviews were conducted with market participants and other industry experts to validate findings and, above all, to obtain up-to-date insights.

About Carl Benzinger

Founded in 1916 and now managed by the fourth generation of the Jehle family, Carl Benzinger GmbH is a leading manufacturer of high precision turning and milling machines based in Pforzheim. The globally active mechanical engineering company offers a broad portfolio of machines for turning and milling, which are used in sectors such as the watch and jewellery industry, optics, precision mechanics, medical and dental technology, electrical and control engineering, fluid and bearing technology, the automotive supply sector and aerospace. Benzinger’s CNC machines are highly regarded for their integrated structure, offering everything from engineering and construction to installation and after-sales service from a single source.

About Syngroh Capital

Syngroh Capital is a family investment company that manages the direct investments of the Klaus Grohe family. Having successfully mastered a wide range of challenges as entrepreneurs, the family members now aim to leverage their experience for future investments, adopting a value-driven and hands-on approach. Syngroh Capital invests in medium-sized companies headquartered in German-speaking countries. Target companies typically offer compelling products or services and have an enterprise value between € 10 million and € 200 million. The investment focus is on succession solutions, supporting transformation and internationalisation, and carving out non-core business units. In line with the family’s entrepreneurial DNA, strong entrepreneurial ideas, a long-term growth orientation and value-based actions play a decisive role in all investment decisions.

maconda further expands its expertise in mechanical engineering and automation technology

In recent years, the maconda team has significantly expanded its expertise in mechanical and plant engineering as well as automation technology, supplemented by targeted personnel growth. The team has successfully completed numerous projects in this field, including commercial reviews and due diligences, strategic mandates, and initiatives to improve operational performance. These mandates have covered a broad spectrum of sectors – often niche, but also larger market segments. Examples include artisanal woodworking, specialised packaging machinery, custom machines for the automotive supply industry, and resellers of machine components and electronic parts. Since mid-2023, Matthias Mennel-Klingspor has been supporting maconda as a partner, particularly focusing on the manufacturing industry and a range of B2B services.

Extensive industry experience: CNC machining | digital printing | e-mobility | woodworking | refrigeration technology | plastics processing | sensors | control and regulation technology | and much more

About maconda

For more than 20 years, maconda has been providing support for company takeovers, performance optimisation and restructuring. With over 800 consulting and implementation projects and more than 450 transaction-related mandates, maconda has extensive experience in providing pragmatic support for even the most challenging projects. Its clients include medium-sized companies, divisions of large companies as well as international private equity investors and family offices.

maconda sector expertise: mechanical engineering | manufacturing industry | future technologies & software | B2B services (incl. business process outsourcing) | B2C services | consumer goods | food | apparel & textiles | retail & ecommerce | packaging | healthcare & medtech

maconda core topics: Transaction consulting | Business model development | Performance management

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