TMD Friction Holdings GmbH

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.tmdfriction.com/

■Address

Schlebuscher Str. 99 51381 Leverkusen, Germany

Business Overview

-The Company is a global leader in brake friction technology for various vehicle markets including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, motorbikes, racing applications, and industrial applications. The Company provides friction products including disc brake pads and drum brake linings for both OEMs and the aftermarket.

-The Company has a market-leading position in the global replacement parts market through its brands Textar, Mintex, Don, Pagid, Cobreq, and Bendix. The Company is also a market leader in friction products for industrial application through its Cosid Industrial Friction brand.

-On August 2023, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with AEQUITA SE & Co. KGaA, a global industrial group headquartered in Munich, Germany, in which AEQUITA would acquire the Company from Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. Under the agreement, AEQUITA acquired all outstanding shares of the Company and its subsidiaries TMD Friction Holdings (UK) Limited, TMD Friction UK Limited, TMD Friction do Brasil S.A., and TMD Friction Mexico S.A. de C.V. All of the Company’s loan receivables against it and its subsidiary were also transferred to AEQUITA. The acquisition was successfully completed in December 2023.

Shareholders

-The Company is a private entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of AEQUITA SE & Co. KGaA, a global industrial group headquartered in Munich, Germany. In December 2023, AEQUITA successfully acquired the Company from Nisshinbo Holdings.

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Products

Friction materials
Disc brake pads
Drum brake linings
Air disc brake pads
Copper-reduced friction materials
Copper-free friction materials

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History

2000	Establishment of TMD Friction with the brands Textar, Mintex and Don by management buyout
2001	Acquisition of Rutgers Automotive with the brands Pagid, Cobreq and Cosid; expansion to Brazil, Mexico and China
2004	Opening of the R&D center in Troy/USA; establishment of TMD Friction Japan K.K.
2006	Foundation of TMD Friction Romania S.R.L
2009	Acquisition of the business by its senior management team and Pamplona Capital Management, a UK-based investment fund.
2010	Acquisition of Eurofriction Limited (Scotland).
2010	Acquisition of bt Bremsen Technik GmbH (Germany/USA).
2011	Nisshinbo Holdings acquired 100% ownership of the company.
Dec. 2023	AEQUITA SE & Co. KGaA successfully completed acquisition of the Company from Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.