# AUNDE Achter & Ebels invests in TB Kawashima, taking 80% stake

AUNDE Achter & Ebels GmbH will acquire an 80% stake in TB Kawashima Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Toyota Boshoku Corporation, to expand their partnership in automotive technical textiles. The deal is subject to antitrust approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-03-28
- Where: Aisho-cho, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: technical textiles for automotive
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Toyota Boshoku](https://endata.com/companies/23148.md) (investor)
- [Toyota Boshoku](https://endata.com/companies/23148.md) (partner)
- [AUNDE Achter & Ebels](https://endata.com/companies/76515.md) (acquirer)
- [TB Kawashima](https://endata.com/companies/76516.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aunde-group.com](https://www.aunde-group.com/en/news-detail/aunde-achter-ebels-gmbh-investiert-in-tb-kawashima-eine-tochtergesellschaft-von-toyota-boshoku-corporation), 2024-03-28: "The investment of AUNDE in TB Kawashima will lead to a shareholding of 80% by AUNDE and 20% by Toyota Boshoku, and is subject to approval by antitrust authorities in relevant countries."
- [autotechinsight.spglobal.com](https://autotechinsight.spglobal.com/news/5275062/toyota-boshoku-accepts-investment-for-tb-kawashima-to-strengthen-automotive-seat-fabric-business), 2024-04-01: "Toyota Boshoku Corp. has announced that it will accept a capital investment from Aunde Achter & Ebels GmbH in its consolidated subsidiary, TB Kawashima Co. Ltd."
- [technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net](https://technical-textiles.textiletechnology.net/news/aunde-achter-ebels-investment-in-subsidiary-of-toyota-boshoku-208486), 2024-04-02: "Aunde Achter & Ebels has announced its investment in TB Kawashima, a subsidiary of Toyota Boshoku Corp., Kariya/Japan."

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