Companies usually say goodbye to the stock market because they have been taken over by a competitor or by financial investors. This is not the case with Bobst. A new era is dawning for the Vaud flagship founded in 1890, which is once once more becoming a private company. Thanks to its takeover bid (OPA) launched in September, the family holding JBF Finance, which was already the main shareholder of Bobst with 53% of the share capital, now holds 85%. Faced with administrative and financial constraints, staying listed was becoming more and more complicated for the multinational, which employs more than 5,800 people worldwide. General Manager Jean-Pascal Bobst explains the consequences of this strategic shift.
