Jet Investment enters REGUTEC, major manufacturer of recycled rubber products, acquiring majority stake

The transaction marks the beginning of Jet Investment's building of a broader European platform focused on recycled products. The plan envisages strengthening production capacities, entering other markets and expanding the group with other companies in related segments in terms of product and customer portfolio and input materials.

"REGUTEC is an extremely high-quality industrial company with an excellent product and a strong export focus. We see considerable potential here, both in expanding production and in further growth in European markets. Our goal is to develop the company in the long term and gradually create a wider group with a focus on the processing of recycled materials," says Marek Malík, Managing Partner at Jet Investment.

The transaction includes the purchase of a 70% stake for Jet Investment from Jaroslava Malášková, Libor Vavera and Michaela Fialová, the current co-owners. All existing shareholders stay in their executive positions after the transaction. Jaroslava Malášková and Libor Vavera also remain as the company’s co-shareholders to ensure continuity and industry know-how for further development.

"For REGUTEC, the entry of Jet Investment is a natural step in our long-term development with an emphasis on sustainability and quality. The market for recycled rubber products offers more and more opportunities and we are thus pleased to have gained a partner who understands industrial production, has experience in growing companies internationally and will allow us to fully exploit the potential offered. I believe that together we can move REGUTEC even further and open up new opportunities that would be difficult to reach for as an independent company," says Jaroslava Malášková, CEO of REGUTEC.

REGUTEC runs production plants in Hrušovany near Brno and in Němčičky near Židlochovice, employs around 200 people and is one of the technological leaders in recycled rubber processing. Its products are used in a wide range of areas from sports fields and playgrounds to railway and construction projects, where they meet stringent certification requirements for vibration damping, noise reduction and long-term durability.

The inclusion of REGUTEC in the portfolio of the Jet 3 private equity fund is the fund’s fifth project. The newly acquired company complements the existing: Fiberpreg, LIKOV, Plastiwell International and Náš Chléb. This investment step fits into the fund's long-term strategy to support the growth of medium-sized industrial companies with high export and technological potential.

About Regutec

Regutec is a Czech industrial company specializing in the manufacturing of recycled rubber products, mainly from used tires. It focuses on surfaces and parts for fitness centres, sports fields and playgrounds, as well as vibration and damping systems for railway and construction projects. The company has been operating its production plants in Hrušovany near Brno and in Němčičky near Židlochovice for a long time and is one of the leading European suppliers in the field. Most of its production is exported to foreign markets.

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