# Hefei Metalforming acquires German press maker Lauffer

Hefei Metalforming Intelligent Manufacturing Co. (Hefei Metalforming) received German government approval to acquire all shares of Lauffer GmbH, a 147-year-old German hydraulic press manufacturer. The acquisition was completed after the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy issued a no-objection certificate.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-08-24
- Where: Horb am Neckar, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: hydraulic presses, lamination and composite technology equipment, plastic and packaging technology equipment, forming technology equipment, powder technology equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Hefei Metalforming Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/18061.md) (acquirer)
- [Lauffer](https://endata.com/companies/18062.md) (target)

## Sources

- [jc35.com](https://www.jc35.com/news/detail/71089.html), 2018-08-24: "此次收购计划不存在危害德意志联邦共和国的公共秩序或安全性的可能性。"

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