# Yaskawa Electric to fully acquire Yaskawa Siemens Automation Drive joint venture

Yaskawa Electric Corporation signed a share transfer agreement on July 12, 2018 to acquire all shares held by Siemens in the joint venture Yaskawa Siemens Automation Drive (YSAD), making it a wholly owned subsidiary effective November 1, 2018. The new company will be named Yaskawa Automation Drive (YAD).

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-07-12
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial drive systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (target)
- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md) (acquirer)
- [Yaskawa Siemens Automation Drive](https://endata.com/companies/18836.md) (target)
- [Yaskawa Siemens Automation & Drives Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/18919.md) (target)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2018/07/33674/), 2018-07-12: "YSADを子会社化することといたしました。"
- [yaskawa-global.com](https://www.yaskawa-global.com/newsrelease/news/14846), 2018-08-08: "Yaskawa Electric Corporation has acquired all shares held by Siemens K.K. in their joint venture, Yaskawa Siemens Automation & Drives Corp."

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