# Nippon Rika acquires Bartech Machinery and majority stake in Micamation

Nippon Rika Industries Corporation acquired 100% of Canadian Bartech Machinery Inc. and a majority stake in Swiss Micamation AG on June 15, 2017. Both companies will operate as independent entities within the Nippon Rika Group.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-06-15
- Status: completed
- Products: taping robots, tape heads, loop winding lines, insulating machines, coil presses, coil spreader machines, pole coil brazing machines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Rika Industries Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/17263.md) (acquirer)
- [Bartech Machinery Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17264.md) (target)
- [Micamation AG](https://endata.com/companies/17265.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nipponrika.jp](https://www.nipponrika.jp/en/news/archive/2017/20170615.html), 2017-06-15: "Bartech is now 100% solely owned by Nippon Rika Industries Corporation, while Nippon Rika has become the majority shareholder of Micamation by acquiring the majority of its shares."

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