# SAMSON acquires majority stake in ubix GmbH, forms joint venture with Bilfinger

SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and Bilfinger SE have formed a joint venture, ubix GmbH, with SAMSON taking a majority stake. ubix is a digitalization and automation platform for energy, process industry, and mechanical engineering.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-06-29
- Where: Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: digitalization and automation platform, cloud-based software-as-a-service
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Bilfinger](https://endata.com/companies/2448.md) (partner)
- [SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT](https://endata.com/companies/17327.md) (acquirer)
- [ubix GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/17328.md) (target)

## Sources

- [samsongroup.com](https://www.samsongroup.com/de/aktuelles/presse/presse-informationen/presseinformationen-detail/news/ueber-samson/samson-uebernimmt-mehrheit-an-modernster-digitalisierungs-und-automatisierungsplattform-ubix/), 2017-06-29: "SAMSON übernimmt die Mehrheit an der ubix GmbH und wird in enger Partnerschaft mit Bilfinger einen großen Schritt in Richtung digitaler Geschäftsmodelle, Anlagen und Prozessoptimierung vornehmen."

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