Mackprang

Mackprang was a German trading house founded in November 1878 in Flensburg as the grain trading company C. Mackprang jr. Its core business was agricultural commodity trading, with a focus on maritime trade in the German-Danish Baltic Sea region, and it also imported American grain. In 1921 the company moved its headquarters to Hamburg, where the import of Russian barley became an important pillar of its business. In 1935 it acquired a compound feed plant, adding feed production to its trading activities. Over the following decades Mackprang diversified. Through a holding company it became active in automotive components, acquiring an initial stake in Schlemmer GmbH in Munich in 1963 and taking full ownership in 1979. Between 1984 and 2000 it acquired several logistics service providers — Süderelbe Logistik GmbH, CM Eurologistik GmbH and UNISPED Logistik GmbH — which were sold in 2012. In 2012 Hannover Finanz became the majority shareholder of the holding, and in 2016 the Schlemmer Group was taken over by the investor 3i Group P. In March 2018 Mackprang filed for insolvency. The company was liquidated and removed from the commercial register on 7 November 2018, ending its 140-year history.

Mackprang was founded in November 1878 in Flensburg as the grain trading company C. Mackprang jr. Its main focus was maritime trade in the German-Danish Baltic Sea region, and it also imported American grain. In 1921 the company relocated its headquarters to Hamburg, where the import of Russian barley became an important business pillar. In 1935 it acquired a compound feed plant. Between 1984 and 2000, Mackprang acquired several logistics service providers: Süderelbe Logistik GmbH, CM Eurologistik GmbH and UNISPED Logistik GmbH. These were sold in 2012. Through a holding company, Mackprang was also active in automotive components. It acquired initial shares in Schlemmer GmbH in Munich in 1963 and took full ownership in 1979. In 2012 Hannover Finanz became the majority shareholder of the holding, and in 2016 the Schlemmer Group was taken over by the investor 3i Group P. In March 2018 Mackprang filed for insolvency. The company was liquidated and removed from the commercial register on 7 November 2018.

• 2018

  Filed for insolvency in March; liquidated and removed from commercial register on 7 November

• 2016

  Schlemmer Group taken over by investor 3i Group P

• 2012

  Sold logistics service providers; Hannover Finanz became majority shareholder of the holding

• 2000

  Completed acquisitions of logistics service providers

• 1984

  Began acquiring logistics service providers (Süderelbe Logistik GmbH, CM Eurologistik GmbH, UNISPED Logistik GmbH)

• 1979

  Took full ownership of Schlemmer GmbH

• 1963

  Acquired initial shares in Schlemmer GmbH, Munich

• 1935

  Acquired a compound feed plant

• 1921

  Headquarters moved to Hamburg

• 1878

  Founded in Flensburg as grain trading company C. Mackprang jr.

Agricultural commodity trading house with diversified industrial holdings

• Grain trading

• Barley imports

• Compound feed

• Logistics services

• Automotive components

1. 1Mackprangwikidata.org
2. 2Mackprangde.wikipedia.org