On 17 December 2025, Olavion, part of the Unimot Group, signed agreements to acquire 60% of shares in the German company RBP-Rheinische Bahnpersonal- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mBH, which operates in the rail transport market.
RBP cooperates with Olavion on the railway transport market in Germany, operating on the basis of relevant permits. It has six locomotives and employs 50 people. What is more, it conducts training and examinations recognised by certified entities for railway employees and offers train driver rental services on the German market.
The acquisition of shares in the German railway company is in line with the main objective set for this business segment in the Unimot Group's business strategy for 2024-2028. It assumes an increase in the scale of operations by doubling the volume transported in relation to 2023 and entering foreign markets.
“It will soon be three years since Olavion joined the Unimot Group. It has been a period of dynamic organic growth for our company – since then, with the support of the Group, we have purchased 20 new locomotives, six of which are already serving our customers. This time, it will be a leap forward, based on the acquisition of the German company with which we have been cooperating up till now. I am glad that we are going beyond the domestic market and doing so in cooperation with our proven, trustworthy business partner, thus bringing us closer to achieving the strategic goal we set for ourselves in 2024. I believe that this transaction will be beneficial for the development of both companies,” says Marcin Bielawa, Member of the Management Board of Olavion.
Total estimated financial commitment of Olavion to the transaction, including the base price and additional sale of shares, as well as a potential earn-out, will amount to EUR 8.4 million, i.e. PLN 35.4 million. The payment of the earn-out to the sellers is dependent on RBP's future financial results. The base price will be paid within 30 days of signing the sale agreement, subject to a number of conditions precedent typical for this type of transaction, which Olavion may waive.
“As Managing Director and, above all, as the founder of RBP, I am proud to be able to finalise this transaction. I see Europe as a single market and firmly believe that strength can only come from cooperation and shared values. It is these principles that make us stronger in a united Europe and create the best possible foundations for sustainable growth in the future," says Thomas Schön, Managing Director and founder of RBP. "I am pleased that we have managed to work out mutually satisfactory terms and conditions of cooperation and that RBP will become part of the UNIMOT Capital Group. I am convinced that this transaction is an opportunity for the further systematic development of our company and the expansion of our comprehensive offering together with Olavion. It is worth noting that Olavion has just obtained the security certificate required to provide services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which will ultimately allow us to achieve synergies that will benefit our customers.
Olavion may withdraw from the sale agreement by 31 January 2026, inter alia, in the event of failure to meet the reserved conditions precedent to the transaction, a significant change in RBP's financial situation or the occurrence of other circumstances resulting in RBP's legal or financial liability.
At the same time, the parties have entered into a shareholders agreement governing, among other things, the exercise of the rights and obligations of RBP shareholders after entering into the Sale Agreement.
