Frankfurt-headquartered trailer rail company, Helrom GmbH has successfully concluded the insolvency proceedings initiated in 2025, with its restructuring arrangements ratified by the Frankfurt am Main Local Court.
As part of the proceedings, the company was restructured, financially strengthened and structurally reorganised. These measures are sustainably secured with the legal effectiveness of today’s insolvency plan. This creates the basis for stable and long-term further development.
The majority shareholder HRG, a group of experienced investors in the rail and industrial sectors, has expanded the circle of involved investors and provided Helrom with additional capital.
For this purpose, Helrom Holding Limited was established as a subsidiary of HRG. Helrom Holding Limited is represented by Keith Heller, Thomas W. Rissman, Albert Enste and Roman Noack.
Helrom had reached its financial limits during a phase of strong growth and high upfront investments. Against this background, the insolvency proceedings provided the framework to restructure the company financially and structurally and to create a viable solution for the future. This process has now been completed.
“The past few months have been a major challenge for the entire company,” said , Helrom CEO and co-founder, Roman Noack.
“This makes it all the more important that we can now look ahead on a financially stronger footing and with a stable structure. Our focus is clearly on our operational business: reliable connections, high service quality, and the consistent shift of transport to rail.”
As part of the restructuring process, Helrom was recapitalised and reorganised under corporate law.
At the same time, the conditions were created to further develop the business model in a stable and scalable manner over the long term.
Helrom remains an operational provider of intermodal transport solutions and continues to be innovative as a technology company.
An important part of the new structure is the involvement of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture and leasing of freight cars, as well as Deutsche Anlagen Leasing (DAL) and Société Générale. Greenbrier, DAL, and Société Générale have been among Helrom’s most important partners for several years and continue to support the company industrially and financially.
”My special thanks go to our employees,” said Noack.
”During a period of great uncertainty, they took responsibility, stood together and kept the business running. Over the past months, our customers, suppliers and stakeholders also demonstrated strong loyalty to our company. In this crisis, I have seen how strong and reliable the support of our partners is.”
Noack explicitly thanked Thomas Rittmeister and his team at REIMER Rechtsanwälte, the insolvency administrator who “led the proceedings with great care and a high degree of transparency, making a decisive contribution to maintaining operations throughout the insolvency and to achieving a viable solution for the company”.
“We would also like to thank our legal advisors Dr. Georg Heidemann and Dr. Hendrik Nowak from the law firm Heidemann Küthe in Düsseldorf, who contributed significantly to the implementation of the insolvency plan with their great commitment and foresight,” said Noack.
The successful investor process was accompanied by the PwC M&A team led by Timo Klees (partner), Fabian Dalka (director), and Julius Karp (senior manager) in close coordination with the team at REIMER Rechtsanwälte.
In the coming months, Helrom will focus on stabilising the business and strengthening existing connections. The aim is to continue providing customers and partners with reliable and economically viable solutions in combined transport.
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