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As a subsidiary, the Hoesch-Benzin GmbH was established in 1936 for the production of synthetic fuels using the
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In 1965, the Hoesch Group generated a revenue of 2.358 billion
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In 1991, as part of a hostile takeover, the Hoesch AG was acquired by the then Krupp Group. The economically profitable Hoesch AG was bought through a so-called leveraged buyout by the heavily indebted Krupp AG at the time. This hostile takeover thus became the first leveraged buyout of a German
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Amidst the peak of the steel crisis, Hoesch merged in 1972, on the initiative of Fritz
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Dortmund business units. Rohwedder was awarded "Manager of the Year" in 1983 for the successful restructuring of the Hoesch Group.
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