# Yaskawa Electric acquires Siemens' stake in joint venture YSAD

Yaskawa Electric acquired Siemens AG's stake in the joint venture YaskawaSiemens Automation & Drives (YSAD), making it a wholly-owned subsidiary renamed Yaskawa Automation Drives (YAD), effective November 1, 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-18
- Where: Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial drive systems, automation products
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (target)
- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [tw-motor.com](https://www.tw-motor.com/news/yaskawa-electric-acquires-siemens-joint-ventur-19707882.html), 2018-12-18: "Yaskawa Electric acquires Siemens joint venture to promote the new revolution of Industry 4.0."

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