# Komori to acquire MBO Group

Komori has signed a deal to acquire MBO Group, a German paper folding machine manufacturer, to make it a subsidiary and expand its post-press solutions.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-02-06
- Where: Oppenweiler and Bielefeld, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: paper folding machines, post-press equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Komori](https://endata.com/companies/6924.md) (acquirer)
- [MBO Group](https://endata.com/companies/45138.md) (target)

## Sources

- [printweek.com](https://www.printweek.com/content/news/komori-to-acquire-mbo-group), 2020-02-10: "Komori has signed a deal to acquire MBO Group, with the aim of making the German paper folding machine manufacturer a Komori subsidiary."
- [packagingstrategies.com](https://www.packagingstrategies.com/articles/95415-komori-corporation-to-acquire-stake-in-germany-based-mbo-group), 2020-03-17: "Komori Corporation has signed a basic agreement with the MBO Group... regarding the acquisition of a 100% equity stake with plans to make it a Komori subsidiary."

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