# DEUTZ to acquire drive specialist SOBEK Group for defense and drone market

DEUTZ signed an agreement to acquire all shares of SOBEK Group GmbH, a German maker of high-performance electric drives and pumps with three sites in Baden-Württemberg and Hessen. The deal supports DEUTZ's push into defense and drones.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-09-02
- Where: Baden-Württemberg and Hessen, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: high-performance electric drives, electric pumps, control electronics
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [DEUTZ](https://endata.com/companies/13441.md) (acquirer)
- [SOBEK Group](https://endata.com/companies/13442.md) (target)

## Sources

- [webdisclosure.com](https://www.webdisclosure.com/press-release/deutz-ag-etr-dez-deutz-acquires-specialist-in-drone-drives-and-taps-into-growth-market-in-defense-tNiLgoIUTH0), 2025-09-02: "DEUTZ signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in SOBEK Group GmbH."

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