# John Deere acquires Wirtgen Group

John Deere and Wirtgen Group announced a merger, with complementary product lines in construction and road-building equipment, expanding John Deere's offerings.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-07-27
- Where: United States
- Value: $305.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: construction equipment, road-building equipment, mining equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [John Deere](https://endata.com/companies/15751.md) (acquirer)
- [Wirtgen](https://endata.com/companies/16539.md) (target)
- [Blue River Technology](https://endata.com/companies/26782.md) (target)

## Sources

- [news.d1cm.com](https://news.d1cm.com/2017072792191.shtml), 2017-07-27: "约翰迪尔公司与维特根集团的产品完美互补。"
- [globalagtechinitiative.com](https://www.globalagtechinitiative.com/in-field-technologies/blue-river-deere-deal-will-accelerate-farm-robot-innovation/), 2017-09-11: "John Deere is acquiring us to accelerate us."

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