Desfilis advised Japanese group IDEC on the acquisition of 80% of the shares in Ez-Wheel.
Specializing in autonomous electric wheels, Ez-Wheel developed the world’s first autonomous electric wheel in 2010 and the first safety drive wheel for mobile robots in 2020.
IDEC, a comprehensive manufacturer of control equipment, mainly in the field of factory automation, develops, manufactures, and sells a variety of products centered on HMI (human-machine interface), which connects people and machines, with control and safety technologies, and has been providing control solutions in various fields since its establishment.
Since the launch of Ez-Wheel products, demand for robots has been growing at IDEC Corporation, mainly from major automobile manufacturers.
Therefore, in order to respond to this growing demand, the acquisition of Ez-Wheel will enable IDEC Corporation to contribute to the development of joint work between robots and humans.
The amount of this transaction is confidential.
The Desfilis team working alongside the buyer was led by:
- Nathalie Hollier-Cheynet and Sébastien Sayn-Urpar (partners) for M&A aspects,
- Marion Kahn (partner) for labor law.
