Siemens Gamesa closes delayed major acquisition

The German-Spanish OEM's transaction with Senvion concludes with a closed blade factory purchase – and leads a Danish company to upgrade its 2020 guidance.
Photo: Siemens Gamesa
Photo: Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Gamesa was already supposed to have finally taken over Senvion's wind turbine blade factory, Ria Blades, during this year's first quarter. With coronavirus-related lockdowns in both Spain and India, a case could have been easily made for the timing of adding further production capacity. However, the German-Spanish manufacturer was obliged to wait until Thursday evening before its acquisition of the Portuguese factory could be closed and announced.

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