# GFG Alliance acquires Saint Jean Industries Poitou and Fonderie du Poitou Fonte

GFG Alliance, through its industrial business Liberty, has won bids to acquire two French automotive component suppliers, Saint Jean Industries Poitou and Fonderie du Poitou Fonte, securing over 600 jobs. The businesses will be renamed Liberty Engineering Poitou.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-05-01
- Where: Poitou, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France, France
- Jobs: 600
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive engine components, aluminium components, cast products
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [GFG Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/19734.md) (acquirer)
- [Saint Jean Industries Poitou](https://endata.com/companies/39031.md) (target)
- [Fonderie du Poitou Fonte](https://endata.com/companies/39032.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aluminiumtoday.com](https://aluminiumtoday.com/news/gfg-alliance-wins-bids-for-french-automotive-suppliers-saint-jean-industrie), 2019-05-01: "The acquisitions are an extension of GFG’s strategy for enlarging and diversifying its presence in the French Industrial sector and further underline its role as a major industrial player in France."

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