WMF Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1853

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 6,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 8

  • Investments
  • 7

WMF General Information

Description

Manufacturer of hotel equipment catering to the restaurant and hotel industry. The company specializes in the design and production of knives, pots, pans, cutlery, coffee machines and baking pans.

Contact Information

Website
www.aboutwmf.com
Formerly Known As
Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Primary Industry
Household Appliances
Other Industries
Other Commercial Products
Machinery (B2B)
Parent Company
Groupe SEB
Primary Office
  • WMF Platz 1
  • 73312 Geislingen/Steige
  • Germany
+49 07331 000

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WMF Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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WMF Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Manufacturer of hotel equipment catering to the restaurant and hotel industry. The company specializes in the design and
Household Appliances
Geislingen/Steige, Germany
6,000 As of 2023
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Idar-Oberstein, Germany
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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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WMF Competitors (3)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Fissler Corporation Idar-Oberstein, Germany 000
00000000 000000000 Private Equity-Backed Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom 0000 00000 000000000 00000
00000000 0.0. 0000 Corporation Solingen, Germany 0000
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WMF Patents

  • 1,625

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 173

    Granted

  • 127

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

WMF Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
DE-102022203883-B3 Screw cap for a container and container with such a screw cap Active 20-Apr-2022 00000000000 0
DE-202022101388-U1 Device for separating beverage grounds and its use Active 16-Mar-2022 000000000 0
DE-102022202361-A1 Device for holding a portafilter, coffee machine and uses of the device Pending 09-Mar-2022 00000000000 0
EP-4266955-A1 Device for receiving a filter carrier, coffee maker, and uses of the device Pending 09-Mar-2022 00000000000
DE-102022101881-A1 Water bubbler Pending 27-Jan-2022 B01F23/2361 0
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WMF Executive Team (9)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Oliver Kastalio Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Bernd Stoeppel Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director
Clemens Woehrle Chief Operating Officer
Detlef Czypulovski Vice President Integration Operations & Projects
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WMF Board Members (5)

Name Representing Role Since
000000 00000000 WMF Chief Executive Officer & Chairman 000 0000
000000 000000 Self Board Member 000 0000
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WMF Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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WMF Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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WMF Investments & Acquisitions (7)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Schaerer USA 12-Feb-2016 000000000 Electronics (B2C)
Coffee Vending Machines (Coffee Day Enterprises/WMF) 18-Dec-2015 00000 0000 Other Commercial Products 00000 000
WMF Consumer Electric 01-May-2008 0000000000 Household Appliances
Alfi (Household Appliances) 01-Jan-1987 0000000000 Household Appliances 00000 000
BHS Tabletop Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Products 00000 000
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WMF Subsidiaries (5)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Schaerer USA Electronics (B2C) Tustin, CA 1993
WMF Consumer Electric Household Appliances Ense, Germany 0000
Proheq Accessories Birkenfeld, Germany
W.F. Kaiser U. Co. Industrial Supplies and Parts Diez, Germany
Silit-Werke Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft Industrial Supplies and Parts Riedlingen, Germany
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WMF Exits (4)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
WMF Consumer Electric 01-May-2008 0000000000 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Alfi (Household Appliances) 01-Jan-1987 000000000000000000 Completed
  • 000
BHS Tabletop 000000000000000000 Completed
  • 3 buyers
IT-Informatik Buyout/LBO Completed
  • 4 buyers
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