# Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration to merge with Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik forming HBK

Spectris plc announced that its subsidiaries Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration and Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik will merge effective January 1, 2019, forming a new company called HBK.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-04-18
- Status: announced
- Products: test and measurement equipment, sensors, data acquisition systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Spectris](https://endata.com/companies/7352.md) (investor)
- [Spectris](https://endata.com/companies/7352.md) (partner)
- [Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration](https://endata.com/companies/18519.md) (partner)
- [Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration](https://endata.com/companies/18519.md) (target)
- [Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik](https://endata.com/companies/18520.md) (partner)
- [Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik](https://endata.com/companies/18520.md) (target)

## Sources

- [audioxpress.com](https://audioxpress.com/index.php/news/bruel-kjar-sound-vibration-will-merge-with-hottinger-baldwin-messtechnik-forming-new-company-hbk), 2018-04-18: "The merger aims to redefine the concept of a complete solution, where the two companies will unite their expertise and provide an integrated offering."
- [audioxpress.com](https://audioxpress.com/news/bruel-kjar-sound-vibration-will-merge-with-hottinger-baldwin-messtechnik-forming-new-company-hbk), 2018-04-18: "The companies Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH (HBM) and Brüel & Kjær Sound and Vibration A/S (BKSV), both owned by UK-based Spectris plc, have announce that they will be merging their businesses."

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