# Epta Group acquires Hauser GmbH to strengthen European retail refrigeration presence

Epta S.p.A. signed a binding agreement to acquire Hauser GmbH, an Austrian commercial refrigeration company, creating a combined entity with approximately €2 billion in revenues and 10,000 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-07-17
- Where: Linz, Austria, Austria
- Value: $2.20B (2.00B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: commercial refrigeration systems
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Epta](https://endata.com/companies/15237.md) (acquirer)
- [Hauser GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/86109.md) (target)

## Sources

- [eptarefrigeration.com](https://www.eptarefrigeration.com/en/newsroom/news/two-families-one-vision), 2025-07-17: "Epta S.p.A. and the shareholders of Hauser GmbH have signed a binding agreement under which Hauser will join Epta Group."
- [hvacr-global.com](https://hvacr-global.com/european-refrigeration-giants-unite-epta-acquires-austrian-rival-hauser-in-strategic-e2-billion-consolidation-move/), 2025-08-03: "Italian multinational Epta S.p.A. has signed a binding agreement to acquire Austrian specialist Hauser GmbH through a strategic share swap that will create one of the continent’s most formidable industrial players."

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