Bock Kältemaschinen takeover completed

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has successfully concluded the takeover of Bock Kältemaschinentechnik GmbH, that is headquartered at Frickenhausen near Stuttgart in Germany.

Like the recent acquisition Convenience Food Systems the result of Bock will be consolidated for the remaining nine months of 2011 in GEA's statements.

On a pro forma basis, however, GEA will in the future disclose key figures of the acquired business for the whole year.

Revenues of Bock during the prior business year amounted to more than €70 million ($99.12 million).

With the acquisition of Bock, GEA has added to its group a leading supplier of open and semi-hermetic piston compressors for stationary and transport-related cooling applications.