# Manitou Group acquires 82% stake in easyLi

Manitou Group acquired an 82% stake in easyLi, a specialist in lithium-ion battery design and production, to internalize battery expertise for its energy transition.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-12-16
- Where: France
- Status: completed
- Products: lithium-ion batteries
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Manitou](https://endata.com/companies/17913.md) (acquirer)
- [easyLi](https://endata.com/companies/67388.md) (target)

## Sources

- [manitou-group.com](https://www.manitou-group.com/en/new/acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-easyli/), 2022-12-16: "easyLi’s expertise adds substantial value to our organization."
- [easylibatteries.com](https://www.easylibatteries.com/en/2023/01/25/press-release-industrial-synergy-sustainable-energy-transition-with-manitou-group/), 2023-01-25: "This great industrial synergy will enable us to continue to effectively address the challenges of the energy transition for a sustainable and responsible French industry."

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