# Spherea to acquire Averna, creating test systems leader

French company Spherea will fully acquire Averna, a Montreal-based test engineering firm. The combined group will have over 1,800 employees across 13 countries, serving aerospace, defense, automotive, and other industries.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-03
- Where: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Status: announced
- Products: test and quality engineering systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Spherea](https://endata.com/companies/88887.md) (acquirer)
- [Averna Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/88888.md) (target)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/averna-et-spherea-unissent-leurs-forces-pour-devenir-le-chef-de-file-mondial-en-integration-de-systemes-d-ingenierie-de-test-et-de-qualite-811648064.html), 2025-12-03: "En vertu de cette entente, l'entreprise française Spherea fera l'acquisition complète d'Averna, fondée en 1999 à Montréal."

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