# Groupe Gorgé enters exclusive negotiations to acquire iXblue for €410M

Groupe Gorgé has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire 100% of iXblue for an enterprise value of €410 million. The transaction will combine iXblue with Groupe Gorgé's subsidiary ECA Group, which specializes in autonomous robotics.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-03-11
- Where: France
- Value: $450.0M (410.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: autonomous robotics
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Groupe Gorgé](https://endata.com/companies/17462.md) (acquirer)
- [iXblue](https://endata.com/companies/35044.md) (target)
- [ECA Group](https://endata.com/companies/38051.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [exail-technologies.com](https://www.exail-technologies.com/groupe-gorge-confirms-that-it-has-entered-into-exclusive-negotiations-with-the-shareholders-of-ixblue/), 2022-03-11: "Groupe Gorgé announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with the shareholders of iXblue to acquire 100% of its capital on the basis of an enterprise value of €410 million."

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