# CALEFFI acquires minority stake in home automation firm EKINEX

CALEFFI S.p.A. acquired a minority share in EKINEX S.p.A., a home automation company, to enter the Home & Building Automation sector. The acquisition took place in July 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-07-01
- Where: Italy
- Status: completed
- Products: home automation systems, KNX standard products
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [CALEFFI](https://endata.com/companies/43351.md) (acquirer)
- [EKINEX](https://endata.com/companies/43352.md) (target)

## Sources

- [cristinarubinetterie.com](https://www.cristinarubinetterie.com/de/news/caleffi-s-p-a-enters-the-homebuilding-automation-sector-by-integrating-expertise.htm), 2019-11-18: "We have found CALEFFI to be the ideal partner in order to seize the growing opportunities of a rapidly expanding market, namely, that of building automation."

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