# Nidec completes purchase of Whirlpool's Embraco compressor business

Whirlpool Corporation has completed the sale of its Embraco compressor business in Brazil and worldwide to Japanese motor maker Nidec. The deal was first announced in April 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-07-01
- Where: Joinville, Brazil, Brazil
- Status: completed
- Products: compressors, refrigeration compressors
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec](https://endata.com/companies/1321.md) (acquirer)
- [Embraco](https://endata.com/companies/2194.md) (target)
- [Whirlpool](https://endata.com/companies/3203.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [valor.globo.com](https://valor.globo.com/empresas/noticia/2019/07/01/whirlpool-conclui-venda-da-embraco-para-a-nidec.ghtml), 2019-07-01: "A operação foi anunciada em abril do ano passado."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/01/1877030/5521/en/nidec-completes-acquisition-of-embraco-whirlpool-corporation-s-compressor-business.html), 2019-07-01: "Nidec Corporation announced today that the Company completed the acquisition of the compressor business ("Embraco") of Whirlpool Corporation ("Whirlpool") on July 2, 2019."

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