# Fosun acquires FFT Group

FFT Group, a global provider of automated production systems based in Fulda, Germany, was acquired by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International. The deal supports FFT's international growth strategy.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-06-20
- Where: Fulda, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: automated production systems, body-in-white production lines
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [FFT](https://endata.com/companies/17768.md) (target)
- [Fosun International](https://endata.com/companies/18746.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [osthessen-news.de](https://osthessen-news.de/n11591878/fft-an-fosun-verkauft-manfred-hahl-logischer-schritt-um-profil-zu-erweitern.html), 2018-06-19: "Diese Transaktion und der neue Eigentümer helfen der FFT bei der Umsetzung ihrer internationalen Wachstumsstrategie."

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