# Haizea Wind Group acquires 80% of Grupo WEC

Haizea Wind Group has reached an agreement to acquire 80% of Grupo WEC, a Basque company specializing in large cast and boiler components for wind turbines. The acquisition expands Haizea's product portfolio to include shafts, rotors, and frames for wind towers.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-02-12
- Where: Itziar-Deba, Gipuzkoa, Spain
- Status: announced
- Products: large cast and boiler components for wind towers
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Haizea Wind](https://endata.com/companies/32032.md) (acquirer)
- [Grupo WEC](https://endata.com/companies/37250.md) (target)
- [Wind Energy Casting](https://endata.com/companies/37290.md) (target)

## Sources

- [energias-renovables.com](https://www.energias-renovables.com/eolica/haizea-wind-group-refuerza-su-perfil-eolico-20190212), 2019-02-12: "Esta operación supone un incremento de su presencia, actividad y cartera de productos en el sector eólico."
- [portseurope.com](https://www.portseurope.com/spains-haizea-wind-acquires-wec/), 2019-02-13: "The entry of HWG in the cast components business is in line with the objectives of its strategic…"

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