# ECA Group to acquire iXblue for $450 million

ECA Group, a French developer of robotics and intelligent systems, plans to acquire high-end inertial sensor manufacturer iXblue, also from France, for $450 million.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-05-21
- Where: France
- Value: $450.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: high-end inertial sensors, robotics systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [edge-ai-vision.com](https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2022/05/an-acceleration-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-what-lies-ahead-for-high-end-inertial-sensors/), 2022-05-21: "France-based developer of robotics and intelligent systems for aerospace and defense markets, ECA Group, revealed plans to buy high-end inertial sensor manufacturer, iXblue, also from France, for $450 million."

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