The 40-30 board of directors is pleased and proud to announce that 40-30 became a member of the RAG-STIFTUNG Beteiligungsgesellschaft (RSBG).

The majority purchase by RSBG is an exceptional opportunity for 40-30 to pass from the status of SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) to the ISE (intermediate size companies).

The development, in which 40-30 has invested for years, is fi nally going to fi nd the necessary funding for the large-scale deployment.

Numerous projects are already pending and the international development of 40-30 is going to accelerate thanks to RSBG support and the companies of the group, which are present in more than 50 countries.

Pierre Delalez, CEO of 40-30 quotes, «the majority purchase by RSBG is the most wonderful thing that could happen to 40-30 to continue this fi ne story which has grown from strength to strength over the last thirty years. With RSBG we have found more than an exceptional partner, but also a team of individuals who have a common vision of what a customer and a company is. Among our combined teams reigns an atmosphere made of pride and impatience to write the second volume of our company’s history».

«We are very happy to strengthen our business segment of advanced manufacturing technologies with this important strategic partnership. RSBG has a preference for the high-tech industry which is a key driver for future development and wealth. 40-30 is a perfect match with our strategy to off er the full value of products and services. We are looking forward to building together a very successful future for 40-30», added Jürgen Wild, Managing Partner of RSBG.

About RAG-Stiftung Beteiligungsgesellschaft (RSBG)
Essen, Germany

As part of the long-term investment strategy, RAG-Foundation RSBG, which was founded in April 2014, invests in companies which are sustainably successful. An important aim of RSBG is the development of an entrepreneurially managed industrial holding company with innovative and high-growth investments. We value an appropriate dividend quality and support the continuous increase in the value of our companies.

The focus is on global Industrial Equipment and Services, Automation Technology and Value Added Services. RSBG is a trustworthy and reliable partner for planned succession arrangements, changes to the shareholder structures and strategic corporate developments. Our contribution focuses above all on the provision of advice and active support to our partners with regard to corporate governance and strategy.

About 40-30
Grenoble, France

40-30 provides maintenance and associated services for high-tech industrial equipment used in micro and nanotechnologies, basic research and complex industrial processes. For more than thirty years, 40-30 has accumulated a unique know-how in vacuum technology, residual gas analysis, leak detection, low pressure metrology, plasma technology, ultrapurity vacuum, vacuum engineering, decontamination process, chiller for high level process equipment…

As a market leader in France on our areas of expertise, we benefit from a huge portfolio of high-profi le customers such as STMicroelectronics, Airbus, Schneider Electric, Safran, Thales, Valeo, ORANO (ex. Areva), Ariane Group, AIRBUS… and public research institutes like CEA, CNRS, ITER, ESRF, CERN…