NSK Ltd. Acquires Brüel & Kjær Vibro from Spectris Plc.
March 17, 2021
NSK Ltd. completed the acquisition of Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro)'s condition monitoring systems business from Spectris Plc., closing on March 17, 2021. The deal adds B&K Vibro’s hardware, software and services (sales ~€52.5m; ~220 employees) to NSK to accelerate development of predictive maintenance and CMS capabilities across wind, oil & gas and power generation end markets.
- Buyers
- NSK Ltd.
- Targets
- Brüel & Kjær Vibro
- Sellers
- Spectris Plc.
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Hesse, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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