LEDVANCE – LEDVANCE Expands Brand Portfolio with Acquisition of German Lighting Company loblicht
Garching, Germany, January 17th, 2025 – LEDVANCE, a global leader in lighting solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of loblicht, a German lighting expert renowned for high-quality design products.
This acquisition marks a significant milestone in LEDVANCE’s mission to strengthen its lighting project expertise and its portfolio of brands.
loblicht’s longstanding reputation for excellence and innovation has made it a trusted partner of LEDVANCE for years. The acquisition reflects LEDVANCE’s commitment to meeting the needs of its project customers and enabling them to harness the power of light.
“We are thrilled to officially welcome loblicht into the LEDVANCE family. loblicht has been a valued partner for years, and this acquisition is a natural progression of our successful relationship. Over the past years, we have established LEDVANCE as the partner of choice for lighting projects. The acquisition of loblicht will strengthen our portfolio of powerful product brands. Their exceptional expertise and network in the project business, together with their reputation for high-quality products, will enhance our capabilities. It underscores our commitment to delivering sophisticated and top-quality products to our customers”, said LEDVANCE Executive Senior Vice President Jue Wang.
loblicht, based in Arnsberg, North-Rhine Westphalia, implements high-end luminaires for workspaces, modern office landscapes and public spaces. The loblicht system solutions bring to life architecture and light through a product range with harmonized variations, versatile components and modern features. loblicht, known at the time as tecnolight, was acquired by HTP Maximum GmbH in 2020, a holding company based in Düsseldorf, Germany that invests in majority shareholdings of German SMEs.
“Even if selling companies is not our DNA, we immediately saw the long-term strategic value that could be unlocked in bringing loblicht into the LEDVANCE family. And we are thrilled that our mission in establishing loblicht as a new premium lighting brand and securing jobs here in Arnsberg was successful,” said Patrick Nathe, CEO of HTP.
Following its acquisition by LEDVANCE, loblicht will become a fully-owned subsidiary of LEDVANCE.
“LEDVANCE’s global footprint and customer network, in combination with loblicht’s deep level of expertise in lighting projects, opens exciting new growth opportunities for the loblicht brand. We are excited to leverage the synergy between our organizations to bring even greater value to our customers. Together, we will build on our collective strengths, fostering innovation and creating new possibilities in the lighting industry”, said loblicht Managing Director Thomas Kretzer.
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More information on LEDVANCE: https://www.ledvance.com + With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries and business activities in over 140 countries, LEDVANCE is one of the world’s leading companies in the field of general lighting for professional customers and end users. Emerging from OSRAM’s general lighting division, LEDVANCE’s portfolio includes a wide range of LED luminaires for a variety of applications, intelligent lighting products for smart homes and smart buildings, one of the most comprehensive offerings of advanced LED lamps in the lighting industry, and traditional lamps. In addition to offering products under its own product brand LEDVANCE, the company continues to use the OSRAM and SYLVANIA trademarks for many of its products in agreement with OSRAM. Beyond lighting, LEDVANCE offers vertically integrated, renewable energy solutions for the building sector. Together, the lighting division and the renewable energy division form a comprehensive ecosystem for residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
To reflect our broad range of products and solutions, we offer a variety of brands under our LEDVANCE corporate umbrella. Under the LEDVANCE product brand, we sell an extensive line of products for residential, commercial and industrial applications. In agreement with OSRAM, we also sell a large selection of products under the OSRAM and SYLVANIA product brands. In addition to this, we have a plethora of brands for our owned technologies and features, like our light management system VIVARES, PHASE EV™ charging infrastructure as well as our BIOLUX Human Centric Lighting system.
After spinning off from OSRAM in 2016, the company is now owned by Chinese lighting enterprise MLS Co., LTD.
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More information on loblicht by LEDVANCE: https://www.loblicht.de/ + Loblicht GmbH DESIGN MIT PROFIL is a young, experienced company in the lighting and luminaire industry based in Neheim Arnsberg, Sauerland.
Loblicht designs, creates and produces high-quality luminaires for work environments and almost all architectural interiors. The name stands for sophisticated lighting solutions. A wide selection of pre-configurable ceiling lights, floor lamps, downlights and light channels offers a wide range of design options.
The committed team creates lighting solutions of high quality and utility value with passion.
Loblicht is a reliable, fair partner for customers and suppliers. Loblicht is a reliable and fair partner for customers and suppliers.
More information on Thomas Kretzer (Managing Director, loblicht, LEDVANCE): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services
More information on HTP Maximum GmbH: https://www.htp-maximum.de/ + HTP is a long-term oriented family holding company that invests in majority shareholdings in German medium-sized companies, preferably in the manufacturing sector.
As a lean, medium-sized structure, we enable fast purchasing processes of 4-6 months between initial contact and closing. We have expertise in structuring (stage-by-stage) succession arrangements and offer long-term and sustainable capital resources. The warmth of a family business is just as important to us as the quality of a handshake. If you have any questions about our role as a shareholder, we would be happy to offer you the opportunity to exchange ideas with current and former managers and shareholders of our investments.
More information on Patrick Nathe (Chief Executive Officer, HTP): https://www.htp-maximum.de/#team + https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-nathe-9922968a/