Comau to acquire Brazilian intralogistics and warehouse automation company Invent

Comau has signed a binding settlement for the acquisition of Invent, a Brazil-based firm specializing in intralogistics and warehouse automation options, with a robust deal with e-commerce and high-throughput distribution environments.

The closing of the transaction is topic to the satisfaction of customary circumstances relating to transactions of this kind, together with essential regulatory approvals, and is predicted to happen within the third quarter of 2026. Beneath the phrases of the settlement Comau will purchase one hundred pc of Invent shares.

After the acquisition of Automha, the binding settlement to amass Invent represents an extra step in Comau’s worldwide growth technique and development plan, which focuses on increasing competencies by the combination of complementary applied sciences and experience.

The deliberate acquisition will complement the present Comau-Automha ecosystem, reinforcing the businesses’ absolutely built-in 360° automated warehouse and logistics providing.

Combining Automha’s storage applied sciences with Invent’s clever orchestration software program will enable Comau to additional ship absolutely built-in, AI-driven materials dealing with options that span storage and order success to execution and clever movement administration, thus accelerating implementation timelines whereas growing system responsiveness and effectivity.

In parallel, Invent will have the ability to scale-up and additional develop its enterprise by leveraging a broader geographical footprint and in-house expertise competencies.

Furthermore, provided that Comau and Invent are absolutely complementary, the connection will strengthen the mutual portfolio of initiatives.

The acquisition will prolong Comau’s world operations, with an enhanced presence in Latin America and within the US mid-market intralogistics phase, each of that are characterised by robust demand for automation and potential compound annual development price of 13 p.c over the following three to 5 years.

To make sure enterprise continuity, Invent will proceed to function with the identical construction, administration and strategic imaginative and prescient.

Pietro Gorlier, CEO of Comau, says: “Increasing Comau’s capabilities by modern corporations similar to Invent is a central pillar of our worldwide development technique geared toward diversifying our competencies and applied sciences in numerous markets.

“After the complete integration of Automha, a number one Italian options supplier within the fast-evolving Intralogistics market, the acquisition of Brazil-based Invent will generate additional synergies, including yet one more factor to our skill to attach storage and materials dealing with with manufacturing. That is one other concrete step in strengthening Comau’s place as a world automation hub.”

Leonardo Araki, CEO of Invent, says: “By becoming a member of Comau, Invent will acquire the chance to speed up its development whereas increasing the attain of its intralogistics options inside a broader, world automation ecosystem.

“This settlement additionally permits us to mix our experience with Comau’s superior automation capabilities, creating new prospects to reinforce innovation, broaden our scale and ship more and more environment friendly and built-in logistics options to prospects worldwide.”