Wiedenzhausen – Wittur and Sematic have announced their intention to merge, with the goal to create a competitive global leader in the elevator and its components industry. Bain Capital, which controls Wittur, signed a deal with the Carlyle group and the Zappa family (co-owners of Sematic) for the transfer of Sematic’s majority shares to Wittur. Carlyle and the Zappa family will hold shares of the new company. (9colonne)