# Babcock Wanson Group acquires VKK Group

Babcock Wanson Group acquired VKK Group, a German industrial boiler manufacturer, from Getec Group. VKK Group includes multiple companies and has production sites in Köthen, Duisbourg, and Lichtentanne.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-02-01
- Where: Köthen, Duisbourg, Lichtentanne, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial boilers
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Babcock Wanson](https://endata.com/companies/25110.md) (acquirer)
- [GETEK GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/26601.md) (partner)
- [GETEC](https://endata.com/companies/59139.md) (partner)
- [VKK Group](https://endata.com/companies/75568.md) (target)

## Sources

- [babcock-wanson-group.com](https://www.babcock-wanson-group.com/news/vkk-group-joins-babcock-wanson-group/), 2024-02-09: "Getec and Babcock Wanson Group are pleased to announce that they have agreed to the sale of the VKK Group, a prominent German company renowned for its expertise in industrial boiler technology."
- [vkkstandardkessel.de](https://vkkstandardkessel.de/en/babcock-wanson-group-acquires-vkk-group/), 2024-03-05: "With the takeover by BABCOCK WANSON, the VKK Group is gaining a strong and respected European specialist to continue its growth trajectory."
- [vkkstandardkessel.de](https://vkkstandardkessel.de/babcock-wanson-group-uebernimmt-vkk-gruppe/), 2024-03-05: "Mit der Übernahme durch BABCOCK WANSON erhält die VKK-Gruppe einen starken und angesehenen europäischen Spezialisten für die Fortsetzung ihres Wachstumskurses."
- [lejournaldesentreprises.com](https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/babcock-wanson-se-voit-en-leader-europeen-des-chaudieres-industrielles-2094046), 2024-04-16: "En février, il a racheté le fabricant allemand VKK, s'ouvrant ainsi les portes d'un marché stratégique pour sa croissance européenne."

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