HSC Harsco Corporation

BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies, today announced that one of its affiliated portfolio companies, Hunnebeck Group GmbH, ("Hunnebeck"), has been sold for 140 million euro in cash to Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC), which is a leading international provider of industrial services and products. Hunnebeck, headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, is a leading provider of highly-engineered formwork and scaffolding equipment, which it sells and rents directly to customers and through third party distributors. Hunnebeck has operations in 11 European countries and exports its products around the world. Marc J. Leder, Co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., said, "We would like to thank the Hunnebeck management team for the great contribution that they have made to the success of our leveraged buyout funds and wish them every success with Harsco Corporation." About Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a leading private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other investments in market-leading companies that can benefit from its in-house operating professionals and experience. Sun Capital affiliates have invested in and managed more than 100 companies worldwide since Sun Capital's inception in 1995, with combined sales in excess of $22.0 billion. Sun Capital has offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles, New York, and London. About Harsco Corporation Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) is a diversified, worldwide industrial services and products company with annual sales in excess of $2.5 billion. The Company's four market-leading business groups provide mill services, access services, engineered products and services, and gas containment and control technologies to customers worldwide. With the Hunnebeck acquisition, Harsco's worldwide employment now totals more than 19,000 people in over 45 countries of operation. Additional information about Harsco can be found at http://www.harsco.com/ . DATASOURCE: Sun Capital Partners, Inc. CONTACT: Sun Capital Partners, Inc., +1-561-394-0550 Web site: http://www.suncappart.com/ http://www.harsco.com/

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