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Nidec to Acquire DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG and Its Group Companies
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Nidec Corporation
Tokyo Stock Exchange code: 6594
Contact:
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Released on February 1, 2019, in Kyoto, Japan
Nidec to Acquire DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG and Its
Group Companies
Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) today announced that the Company has agreed to acquire a 70% ownership of a privately owned German company, DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG and its group companies in Germany and China (collectively “DESCH”), from its owners on January 31, 2019 (the “Transaction”) through Nidec-Shimpo GmbH, a Germany-based affiliate of Nidec’s subsidiary, Nidec-Shimpo Corporation. Details are as follows:
1. Outline of DESCH
(1) Company Name:
DESCH Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG and its group companies
(2) Headquarters:
Arnsberg, Germany
(3) Foundation:
1906
(4) Directors:
Hendrik Desch, CEO
Olaf Desch, Managing ..
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