Vossloh completes takeover of concrete sleeper maker Sateba

Vossloh completed its takeover of concrete sleeper manufacturer Sateba on 1 October 2025; the authorities in all countries involved gave their approval, and the price for 100% of the shares is around EUR 450 million (agreed with owner TowerBrook in July 2024). Based in Paris, Sateba employs about 1,000 people at 19 production sites in ten European countries and can make roughly four million sleepers a year; its latest annual revenue was about EUR 350 million. Mainly to refinance the purchase price Vossloh placed promissory-note loans (Schuldschein) of EUR 600 million in tranches of three, five and seven years; the first payout was made on 28 November 2025 and a second is planned for February 2026. (LOK Report, 1 Oct 2025 and 1 Dec 2025)