# AEQUITA completes acquisition of European NRB business from JTEKT

AEQUITA SE & Co. KGaA has acquired the European needle roller bearing business from JTEKT Corporation. The business generates over EUR 100 million in revenue and employs around 1,200 people across four sites in Germany, France, and the Czech Republic. The transaction was completed on 1 August 2025.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-05-25
- Value: $110.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 1,200
- Status: completed
- Products: needle roller bearings
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [JTEKT Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/8792.md) (target)
- [TMD Friction](https://endata.com/companies/51168.md) (target)
- [Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/52382.md) (partner)
- [AEQUITA SE & Co. KGaA](https://endata.com/companies/59971.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [stockopedia.com](https://www.stockopedia.com/share-prices/jtekt-TYO:6473/news/rcs-aequita-se-co-k-ga-a-aequita-completes-the-acquisition-of-european-nrb-urn:newsml:reuters.com:20250829:nRSc3144Xa/), 2023-05-25: "AEQUITA completes the acquisition of European NRB Business from JTEKT Corporation"
- [stockopedia.com](https://www.stockopedia.com/share-prices/nisshinbo-holdings-TYO:3105/news/rcs-aequita-se-co-k-ga-a-aequita-acquires-tmd-friction-group-from-nisshinbo-urn:newsml:reuters.com:20230823:nRSW2209Ka/), 2023-05-25: "AEQUITA SE & Co. KGaA, a global industrial group headquartered in Munich, Germany, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TMD Friction Group S.A. from Nisshinbo Holdings Inc."

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