# Comer Industries and Nabtesco form joint venture for hydraulic equipment

Comer Industries acquires 70% of a new joint venture formed from Nabtesco's Hydraulic Equipment division, with Nabtesco retaining 30%. The deal involves a 14.2 billion yen (about 90 million euros) investment and includes plants in Japan, China and Thailand with about 800 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-01-14
- Where: Tarui, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $98.0M (90.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 800
- Status: announced
- Products: hydraulic systems, mechatronics
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Comer Industries](https://endata.com/companies/8187.md) (acquirer)
- [Nabtesco](https://endata.com/companies/8867.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ansa.it](https://www.ansa.it/english/news/news_from_embassies/2026/01/14/italy-japan-agreement-on-mechatronics-and-hydraulics_818a2d69-7154-4b3a-9455-3ff9dcf3d8bd.html), 2026-01-14: "The result is a 14.2 billion yen investment, about 90 million euros, that looks to the future."

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