# Nidec agrees to acquire 70% of DESCH Antriebstechnik

Nidec Corporation agreed to acquire a 70% ownership of DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG and its group companies on January 31, 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-31
- Where: Arnsberg, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: large precision gearboxes, clutches, brakes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec](https://endata.com/companies/1321.md) (acquirer)
- [Desch Antriebstechnik](https://endata.com/companies/29438.md) (target)
- [DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG](https://endata.com/companies/37033.md) (target)

## Sources

- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/475333536/nidec-to-acquire-desch-antriebstechnik-gmbh-co-kg-and-its-group-companies), 2019-01-31: "Nidec Corporation today announced that the Company has agreed to acquire a 70% ownership of a privately owned German company, DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG and its group companies."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2019/02/01/nidec-to-acquire-70-percent-stake-in-desch-group/20788/), 2019-02-01: "Through the Transaction, Nidec-Shimpo will have access to the large precision gearbox market in addition to its current small precision gearbox market."
- [pinsentmasons.com](https://www.pinsentmasons.com/about-us/announcements/pinsent-masons-advises-japans-largest-electric-motor-manufacturer), 2019-02-05: "Nidec Corporation, through its subsidiary Nidec-Shimpo GmbH, will acquire 70% of the shares in DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG."

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