# Marubeni acquires Swiss machine tool distributor TOLUS Group AG

Marubeni Corporation acquired 100% of outstanding shares in TOLUS Group AG, a Swiss and Austrian distributor of machine tools, peripheral equipment, and automation systems, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-07-09
- Where: Switzerland
- Status: completed
- Products: machine tools, peripheral equipment, automation systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Marubeni](https://endata.com/companies/695.md) (acquirer)
- [TOLUS Group AG](https://endata.com/companies/75663.md) (target)

## Sources

- [marubeni.com](https://www.marubeni.com/en/news/2026/release/00030.html), 2026-07-10: "Through this Acquisition, Marubeni will make a full-scale entry into the machine tool sales business in the European market."
- [note.com](https://note.com/ma_strategynews/n/n0a1c49b5ef74?hl=en), 2026-08-29: "On July 9, 2026, Marubeni Corporation acquired 100% of the issued shares of TOLUS Group AG (a Swiss corporation) and completed its transformation into a wholly-owned subsidiary."

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