# Schröder Group acquires tool manufacturer SMU GmbH

Schröder Group, a machine tool builder, acquired 100% of tool manufacturer SMU GmbH based in Leinburg-Weißenbrunn, Germany. The acquisition was completed on May 20, 2021, and aims to deepen the value chain in sheet metal working.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-05-20
- Where: Leinburg-Weißenbrunn, Germany
- Jobs: 24
- Status: completed
- Products: machine tools, sheet metal working tools
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Schröder Group](https://endata.com/companies/56077.md) (acquirer)
- [SMU GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/56078.md) (target)

## Sources

- [blechonline.de](https://www.blechonline.de/schroeder-group-uebernahme-des-werkzeugherstellers-smu), 2021-06-28: "Formal hat die Schröder Group bereits am 20. Mai 2021 100 % der SMU-Anteile von Firmeninhaber Dieter Winheim übernommen."
- [schroedergroup.eu](https://www.schroedergroup.eu/en/smu/), 2022-01-26: "With the acquisition of the tool manufacturer SMU, the Schröder Group is expanding its know-how in the various areas of tool making."

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