# Witte Automotive to acquire Helbako Group

Witte Automotive has completed negotiations to acquire the Helbako Group, an electronics specialist based in Heiligenhaus, Germany. The contract was initialed on 18 December 2025, with final signing expected in January 2026. Helbako has sites in Germany and Timișoara, Romania.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-18
- Where: Heiligenhaus, Velbert, and Timișoara, Romania, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: electronic systems, control units
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [WITTE Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/67030.md) (acquirer)
- [Helbako Group](https://endata.com/companies/89290.md) (target)

## Sources

- [rp-online.de](https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/ratingen/autozulieferer-witte-will-helbako-uebernehme_aid-140955113), 2025-12-20: "Witte Automotive befindet sich trotz aller Schwierigkeiten der Automobilindustrie in einer sehr soliden finanziellen Situation, die uns Investitionen in zukunftsorientierte Technologien und Know-how erlaubt."
- [witte-automotive.com](https://www.witte-automotive.com/company/news-press/detail-page/witte-plant-uebernahme-der-helbako-gruppe), 2025-12-20: "WITTE Automotive has concluded negotiations with the HELBAKO Group regarding the acquisition of the Germany-based electronics specialist."
- [finanznachrichten.de](https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-01/67473706-laufende-fusionskontrollverfahren-witte-automotive-gmbh-velbert-erwerb-aller-anteile-an-der-und-alleiniger-kontrolle-ueber-die-helbako-gmbh-heilige-019.htm), 2026-01-20: "WITTE Automotive GmbH, Velbert; Erwerb aller Anteile an der und alleiniger Kontrolle über die HELBAKO GmbH, Heiligenhaus"

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