Reinforcing Steel Europe B.V. officially launched

The Südweststahl Group successfully completed a cross-border merger with the Van Merksteijn Steel Group.

The families combined their interests in the Südweststahl Group and Van Merksteijn Steel Group in the newly founded Reinforcing Steel Europe B.V. (RSE Group).
This strategic alliance marks a significant milestone for both groups and consolidates their position as one of the leading manufacturers and processors of reinforcing steel in Europe.

The RSE Group has subsidiaries in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.  Apart from manufacturing and processing reinforcing steel, they are also involved in the fields of by-products, plant engineering, training, sales and service. The RSE Group’s head office will be located in Almelo in the Netherlands.

Houthoff, with Noerr as lead counsel, advised the shareholders of the Südweststahl Group on the merger. The team included Jasmijn Harms, Bram Caudri, Noah Graves, Diede van der Voort, Jeroen van Mourik, Jasper van der Kooij, Anouk Boutens and Marijn van Horen.