# Atlas Copco to acquire German compressor distributor hb Kompressoren

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire the business of hb Kompressoren, a German distributor and service provider of industrial air compressors based near Stuttgart; the purchase price was not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-12-07
- Where: Stuttgart area, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial air compressors, compressor air treatment systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md) (acquirer)
- [hb Kompressoren Druckluft- und Industrietechnik](https://endata.com/companies/506.md) (target)

## Sources

- [atlascopcogroup.com](https://www.atlascopcogroup.com/en/media/press-releases/2016/20161207-acquisition), 2016-12-07: "Atlas Copco... has agreed to acquire the business of hb Kompressoren Druckluft- und Industrietechnik GmbH, a German distributor and service provider of industrial air compressors and related systems."

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