# NSK acquires Spectris' B&K Vibro for EUR 180M

Spectris plc sold Brüel & Kjær Vibro GmbH, a Darmstadt-based machinery protection and condition monitoring supplier, to Japan's NSK for EUR 180 million (GBP 163 million).

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-10
- Where: Darmstadt, Germany
- Value: $219.6M (180.0M EUR)
- Status: completed
- Products: machinery protection systems, condition monitoring systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [NSK](https://endata.com/companies/1628.md) (acquirer)
- [Spectris](https://endata.com/companies/7352.md) (partner)
- [B&K Vibro](https://endata.com/companies/7353.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ec-ma.com](https://www.ec-ma.com/spectris-has-sold-bk-vibro-to-nsk/), 2020-12-10: "has sold Brüel & Kjær Vibro GmbH (“B&K Vibro”) to NSK Ltd."

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