# Toyota Industries to acquire Vanderlande from NPM Capital

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) signed an agreement to acquire Vanderlande, a global leader in logistic process automation for airports and parcel services, from NPM Capital. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2017.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-03-23
- Where: Veghel, Netherlands
- Value: $1.26B
- Status: announced
- Products: logistic process automation systems, airport baggage handling, parcel sorting, warehouse automation
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Toyota Industries Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/7152.md) (acquirer)
- [Vanderlande](https://endata.com/companies/16925.md) (target)
- [NPM Capital](https://endata.com/companies/16926.md) (investor)
- [NPM Capital](https://endata.com/companies/16926.md) (partner)
- [Vanderlande Industries](https://endata.com/companies/23069.md) (target)

## Sources

- [npm-capital.com](https://www.npm-capital.com/en/news/npm-capital-sells-portfolio-company-vanderlande-toyota-industries-corporation), 2017-03-23: "Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) has signed an agreement to acquire Vanderlande from NPM Capital."
- [vanderlande.com](https://www.vanderlande.com/news-insights/toyota-industries-corporation-to-acquire-vanderlande/), 2017-03-23: "Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) has signed an agreement to acquire Vanderlande – the global market leader for future proof logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market."
- [mmh.com](https://www.mmh.com/article/toyota_industries_corporation_to_acquire_vanderlande), 2017-03-23: "Vanderlande complements our current offering by providing a full range of integrated automated material handling solutions."
- [mhlnews.com](https://www.mhlnews.com/technology-automation/article/22053469/toyota-acquires-vanderlande), 2017-03-24: "Japanese forklift manufacturer Toyota Industries Corp. (TICO) has signed an agreement to acquire Vanderlande Industries... in a deal estimated at $1.2 billion."
- [inddist.com](https://www.inddist.com/mergers-acquisitions/news/13773799/toyota-industries-to-acquire-dutch-material-handlingautomation-supplier-vanderlande), 2017-03-27: "Vanderlande complements our current offering by providing a full range of integrated automated material handling solutions."
- [manufacturing.net](https://www.manufacturing.net/operations/news/13115873/toyota-industries-acquires-another-warehouse-automation-firm), 2017-03-29: "The company said that the $1.25 billion purchase of Vanderlande Industries Holding would expand its handling offerings worldwide."

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