# Timken Company acquires Rollon Group

The Timken Company acquired Rollon Group, a specialist in linear motion solutions, from Chequers Capital and IGI Private Equity. Rollon has over 600 employees and operations in Italy, Germany, and the United States.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-09-19
- Where: Italy
- Status: announced
- Products: linear motion solutions, linear rails, telescopic rails, actuators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Timken](https://endata.com/companies/1700.md) (acquirer)
- [Rollon Group](https://endata.com/companies/18888.md) (target)

## Sources

- [igisgr.it](https://www.igisgr.it/en/rollon-group-is-sold-to-the-timken-company/), 2018-09-19: "Rollon and its controlling holding Linear Guides Invest (“LGI”) have been acquired by The Timken Company, a world-leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products."

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