Merger between Dorma and Kaba

Dorma and Kaba have merged to become dorma+kaba Group. The merger was announced recently. Thus dorma+kaba to become one of the top three companies in the security and access solutions market with pro-forma sales exceeding CHF 2 billion and around 16,000 staff. Customers and partners will profit from a complimentary product portfolio, value chain and geographic footprint. The new company will provide a leading product and service offering from a single source.

Earlier this year, the responsible competition authorities have unconditionally approved the planned merger of Dorma and Kaba. Therefore the merger, announced at the end of April 2015 was completed in September 2015. Following the decision by Germany’s Bundeskartellamt, the competition authorities in all the relevant countries have now unconditionally approved the planned merger of Dorma and Kaba. This fulfils another key requirement for the merger, announced at the end of April 2015, between Kaba Holding AG, headquartered in Rümlang (Switzerland), and Dorma Holding GmbH + Co. KGaA, the family-owned company based in Ennepetal (Germany).