M&A-Strategien

Benchmark International really did help to bring the negotiations together in a way that was good for both parties, and with the language barriers that we had with German versus English and the laws and everything else, I don't think that we could have got to the position we had now, had it not been for Jack and Paul and the team.

Benchmark International presented themselves as, more or less, an unbiased partner to us. We had a feeling that they were very honest in giving us information and this was very helpful. For instance, during the process, Benchmark helped us to understand the British accountancy standards and the business processes which we were not so acquainted with before.

I would like to thank Benchmark International for their persistence, and focus during this transaction. As is often the case, this transaction faced numerous challenges during each stage of the process. The Benchmark team remained focused, and leveraged their experience to maintain forward progress during difficult times of the process.

We have been fortunate to build long-term partnerships in our journey of growing the business in an exciting, yet challenging environment. We are excited about the Metier team joining us in this new growth chapter. We believe that together we will be able to further the ambitions of the Mertech leadership team beyond what we could imagine today.

We have always seen huge opportunity in creating additional value to the recovered materials such as copper, steel, and plastics through enhanced downstream processes. With Metier’s investment and support, this can now be further unlocked.

We are very excited about our investment into Mertech, which is a demonstration of a global leading circular-economy champion based in Africa. We are partnering with an experienced management team for the next stage of Mertech’s growth at a time when there is increased emphasis on metals recycling and the provision of alternative low-carbon sources of materials, with copper being a fundamental input for the clean energy transition.