# CESI to acquire KEMA Laboratories from DNV GL

CESI has signed an agreement to acquire KEMA Laboratories from DNV GL, including high-voltage and high-power testing and inspection activities in Arnhem (NL), Prague (CZ), and Chalfont (USA). The transaction is expected to close at the end of 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-10-04
- Where: Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Products: high-power and high-voltage testing and inspection services
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [DNV GL](https://endata.com/companies/32256.md) (target)
- [CESI](https://endata.com/companies/33212.md) (acquirer)
- [KEMA Laboratories](https://endata.com/companies/42552.md) (target)

## Sources

- [cesi.it](https://www.cesi.it/press-release/kema-laboratories-to-change-ownership-from-dnv-gl-to-cesi/), 2019-10-04: "DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent power and renewables experts and CESI, world leader in testing, inspections and technical consulting services in the energy sector, have signed an agreement to transfer the ownership of KEMA Laboratories to CESI."

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