# Hagedorn acquires insolvent Hüffermann Group, saving 500 jobs

Hagedorn Unternehmensgruppe acquired the insolvent Hüffermann Group, including Knaack-Krane, saving 500 jobs and expanding its heavy-lift logistics fleet to over 2,000 vehicles.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-10
- Where: Wildeshausen, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 500
- Status: completed
- Products: crane rental, heavy-lift logistics
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Hagedorn Unternehmensgruppe](https://endata.com/companies/89041.md) (acquirer)
- [Hüffermann Gruppe](https://endata.com/companies/89042.md) (target)

## Sources

- [bild.de](https://www.bild.de/news/inland/investor-rettet-beruehmte-kran-firma-aus-insolvenz-500-mitarbeiter-atmen-auf-6936a5bb9f2b81ad2aca009c), 2025-12-10: "Mit der Übernahme der Hüffermann-Gruppe aus Wildeshausen macht Hagedorn einen großen Schritt im Ausbau seiner Schwerlastsparte und erweitert Präsenz in Nord- und Ostdeutschland."

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