# Winning Group acquires Linden Group and SMK

Winning Group a.s. acquired the assets of Linden GmbH and Sächsische Metall- und Kunstoffveredlungs GmbH (SMK) from insolvency, including a 100% share in Linden s.r.o. in Hustopece. The deal saves around 380 of 450 jobs across three facilities in Germany and the Czech Republic.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-02-01
- Where: Lüdenscheid and Oberlungwitz, Germany; Hustopece, Czech Republic, Germany
- Jobs: 380
- Status: completed
- Products: surface treated plastic parts for automotive and industrial applications
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Winning Group](https://endata.com/companies/51392.md) (acquirer)
- [Linden GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/60745.md) (target)
- [Sächsische Metall- und Kunstoffveredlungs GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/60746.md) (target)
- [Linden s.r.o.](https://endata.com/companies/60747.md) (target)

## Sources

- [winninggroup.cz](https://www.winninggroup.cz/en/winning-group-to-acquire-linden-group-and-smk-february-1rst-2022-brno-czech-republic/), 2022-02-01: "We are happy that the strategic investor Winning Group is to acquire Linden Group and SMK."

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