# Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Kracht GmbH

Atlas Copco has completed its acquisition of Kracht GmbH, a maker of external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves, hydraulic drives and dosing systems, on 3 January 2024.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-07-28
- Where: Herrenberg, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves, hydraulic drives, dosing systems
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md) (acquirer)
- [Kracht GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/9514.md) (target)
- [DF Druckluft-Fachhandel](https://endata.com/companies/9663.md) (target)

## Sources

- [gasworld.com](https://www.gasworld.com/topics/finance/acquisitions/?lp=15), 2022-07-28: "Kracht GmbH has today (3rd January) officially become part of the Atlas Copco Group."
- [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/druckluft-fachhandelde), 2022-09-05: "In September 2022, DF Druckluft-Fachhandel was acquired by Atlas Copco."
- [electronicsforyou.biz](https://www.electronicsforyou.biz/industry-buzz/acquisition-merger/atlas-copco-acquires-druckluft-fachhandel-gmbh/), 2022-09-06: "DF-Druckluft-Fachhandel GmbH has been acquired by Atlas Copco, to become part of the Professional Air division within the Compressor Technique Business Area."

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