The furniture manufacturer MAJA finds a corporate successor via management buy-in.
MAJA has been founded in 1964 by Manfred Jarosch. Since then, the family-run company has been producing conventional furniture for self-assembly, such as computer-, media-, storage-, and home furniture with a wide range of decors and combinations. In addition to several stand-alone solutions like cabinets, shelves, wardrobes, sideboards, TV furniture, and wall units, MAJA offers the product line ICAROS, which includes a whole range of high quality furniture for living, working and storage.
The plant in Wittichenau focuses on the production of furniture-to-go for a single corporate client. Increasing revenues result in the plant operating at the capacity limit. As the business will continue to grow in the future, further investments in the expansion of the plant capacity will become necessary.
The furniture manufactured in Wittichenau are being picked up directly by the corporate client who then transports it to his own warehouses. Furniture produced in Kasendorf is being sold to retailers via MAJA’s own distribution channels.
MAJA’s 450 workers and 30 apprentices are working at a fast-growing company which, in 2007, realized a consolidated revenue of EUR 85 million.
Centum Capital successfully initiated this transaction in 2008 and provided advice throughout the process.