# Phoenix Contact to acquire SKS Kontakttechnik and Pulsotronic

Phoenix Contact will acquire SKS Kontakttechnik and Pulsotronic, both based in Niederdorf, Germany, effective January 1, 2019, pending antitrust approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-10-16
- Where: Niederdorf, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Products: electrotechnical components and systems, sensor solutions
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Phoenix Contact](https://endata.com/companies/17065.md) (acquirer)
- [SKS Kontakttechnik](https://endata.com/companies/34926.md) (target)
- [Pulsotronic](https://endata.com/companies/34927.md) (target)

## Sources

- [elektrotechnik.vogel.de](https://www.elektrotechnik.vogel.de/phoenix-contact-uebernimmt-sks-unternehmen-a-766684/), 2018-10-16: "Phoenix Contact wird zum 1. Januar 2019 zwei Unternehmen der SKS-Gruppe übernehmen: SKS Kontakttechnik sowie Pulsotronic."

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