# AEA Investors acquires majority stake in SCIO Automation

AEA Investors has signed an agreement to become the new majority shareholder of SCIO Automation Holding GmbH, an industrial automation platform. The transaction was signed on July 6, 2023, and is subject to antitrust approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-07-06
- Where: Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial automation solutions, cobot technology, digital twins
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [AEA Investors](https://endata.com/companies/469.md) (acquirer)
- [SCIO Automation GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/41043.md) (target)

## Sources

- [scio-automation.com](https://www.scio-automation.com/update/scio-gains-aea-investors-as-additional-investor), 2023-07-10: "Our goal remains to globally scale our platform organically and through acquisitions to enable us to further expand and strengthen our product- and service offering for international blue-chip clients."

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