# Nexans acquires controlling interest in BE CableCon

Nexans has acquired a controlling interest in BE CableCon, a Denmark-based manufacturer and supplier of cable kits for wind turbine companies, to accelerate growth in renewable energy.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-01-11
- Where: Viborg, Denmark, Denmark
- Status: announced
- Products: cable kits for wind turbines
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Nexans](https://endata.com/companies/5093.md) (acquirer)
- [BE CableCon](https://endata.com/companies/29346.md) (target)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/11/1287154/0/en/Nexans-Nexans-Acquires-BE-CableCon-In-Strategic-Move-Into-Wind-Turbine-Cable-Kitting-Business.html), 2018-01-11: "Bringing them into the Nexans Group is a key step in our strategy to take greater control of critical elements within our kitting projects."
- [ewweb.com](https://www.ewweb.com/green-market/wind/article/20923647/nexans-buys-wind-cabling-specialist), 2018-01-12: "Nexans has acquired a controlling interest in BE CableCon, the Denmark-based manufacturer and supplier of cable kits for some of Europe`s leading wind turbine companies."
- [windpowerengineering.com](https://www.windpowerengineering.com/nexans-acquires-cablecon-makers-wind-turbine-cable-kits/), 2018-01-12: "Nexans has acquired a controlling interest in BE CableCon, the Denmark-based manufacturer and supplier of cable kits for some of Europe’s leading wind turbine companies."

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