# SCIO Automation acquires Fabmatics

SCIO Automation has agreed to acquire Fabmatics GmbH and its US subsidiary from the founding shareholders and Süd Beteiligungen GmbH, signed on October 30, 2023, subject to regulatory approvals.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-10-30
- Where: Dresden, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: automation of material flows in high-tech environments, cleanroom automation
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Süd Beteiligungen GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/34658.md) (partner)
- [SCIO Automation GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/41043.md) (acquirer)
- [Fabmatics](https://endata.com/companies/73462.md) (target)

## Sources

- [fabmatics.com](https://www.fabmatics.com/press/fabmatics-becomes-part-of-scio-automation/), 2023-11-02: "The founding shareholders of the automation specialist Fabmatics GmbH, as well as the Stuttgart investment company Süd Beteiligungen GmbH (SüdBG), are selling their shares in Fabmatics Holding GmbH to SCIO Automation."

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