# SOPAT acquires 70% of Parsum shares

SOPAT GmbH has acquired 70% of the shares of Parsum – Gesellschaft für Partikel-, Strömungs- und Umweltmeßtechnik mbH, effective August 12, 2022. The remaining 30% were acquired by investor WZ Process B.V.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-08-12
- Where: Chemnitz, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: inline particle measurement technology, laser-based measurement technique
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [SOPAT](https://endata.com/companies/64896.md) (acquirer)
- [Parsum](https://endata.com/companies/64897.md) (target)
- [WZ Process](https://endata.com/companies/64898.md) (acquirer)
- [WZ Process](https://endata.com/companies/64898.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [sopat.de](https://www.sopat.de/en/parsum-is-now-part-of-the-sopat-family/), 2022-08-24: "This ensures the continued existence of the Parsum brand and the further development of the Parsum technology."
- [parsum.de](https://www.parsum.de/en/change-of-shareholder-at-parsum-parsum-becomes-part-of-the-sopat-family/), 2022-09-09: "This ensures the continued existence of the Parsum brand and the further development of the Parsum technology."

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