Nordex buys Dutch tower specialist C1 Connections for undisclosed sum
What's the deal? Nordex GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has agreed to acquire C1 ConnectionsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Dutch engineering firm specialising in tower connection technology. The German wind turbine maker did not disclose financial terms. The purchase adds the patented C1 Wedge Connection system, related intellectual property, and a specialist structural-engineering team.
What does each side do? Nordex builds onshore turbines in the 4 to 7 MW+ classes and has commissioned more than 67 GW of wind capacity across 40 markets since 1985. Founded in 2017 and backed by Shift InvestDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Dolfin CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, C1 developed its wedge connection to join tower sections that can be manufactured in many locations worldwide.
What's the endgame? The technology is meant to let tower sections be made in more places, helping developers meet local-content rules. C1's offshore wind activities are excluded and will continue in a separate, new entity.
Why now? Nordex is expanding into stronger demand. Third-quarter 2026 sales rose 28.2% year on year to €2.2 billion, and EBITDA more than doubled to €278.2 million. The company raised its full-year EBITDA margin guidance to 11.5% to 12.5%.
What they said: "C1 Connections adds a differentiated technology and highly specialized expertise that complement our existing capabilities," said José Luis Blanco, chief executive officer of Nordex.
The signal: German industry reporting points to a coming build-out constrained by logistics and a shortage of specialist tower suppliers. Against that backdrop, the deal is a targeted capability play rather than a material change in Nordex's scale — a bet that distributed tower manufacturing becomes a competitive edge as demand grows.
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