Mergers & Acquisitions
Nordex signs deal to acquire Dutch tower-connection specialist C1 Connections
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Nordex signed an agreement to acquire C1 Connections, a Dutch engineering company specialised in tower connection technology.
- The transaction brings the patented C1 Wedge Connection onshore technology, related IP and a core structural engineering team into Nordex.
- Offshore wind activities are excluded from the deal and will continue in a separate, newly established entity.
Nordex Group has signed an agreement to acquire C1 Connections, a Dutch engineering company specialised in tower connection technology, the turbine maker said on November 11, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed. Investegate published the announcement.
Nordex is a Hamburg-based manufacturer of multi-megawatt onshore wind turbines. C1 Connections is a Dutch engineering firm whose work centres on how turbine towers are joined.
What Nordex Gains From C1 Connections
The transaction brings a core team with specialist structural engineering expertise into the Nordex Group, together with the patented C1 Wedge Connection onshore technology and the related IP portfolio and know-how. Nordex said the parties agreed not to disclose financial terms.
José Luis Blanco, CEO of the Nordex Group, said: "C1 Connections adds a differentiated technology and highly specialized expertise that complement our existing capabilities. By combining this innovation with Nordex's proven turbine and tower expertise, we can broaden the range of solutions available for selected projects and create additional value for our customers."
Jasper Winkes, Founder and CEO of C1 Connections, said: "We have worked for years to make our technology ready for use at industrial scale. Nordex brings turbine and tower engineering and a global customer base, and our team is excited to continue its development as part of the Nordex Group."
The offshore wind activities are not part of the transaction perimeter and will be continued in a separate, newly established entity.
Nordex's Order Book and Project Pipeline
According to akta.pro company records, Nordex reported full-year 2025 revenue of €7.55 billion and EBITDA of €631 million, more than double the €304 million recorded in 2024, at an EBITDA margin of 8.4%. Turbine order intake for FY2025 reached 10.2 GW, with a project order book of €10.1 billion as of December 31, 2025. The same records show a record combined order book of €17 billion as of Q1 2026.
Orders and Results Before the C1 Deal
On November 5, 2026, Investing.com reported that Nordex confirmed Q3 sales of €2.186 billion, up 28% year-over-year, with EBITDA of €278.2 million and net cash of €2.031 billion. Order intake rose 29.5% to 2,810 MW, and the project order book reached a record €12.2 billion.
On November 9, 2026, FinanzNachrichten.de reported that Nordex received a 12-turbine order from Austrian utility Verbund for Albania's first windpark, Spille, with a total capacity of 84 MW. On October 26, 2026, Yahoo reported Nordex's first New Zealand order, from Mercury, for a 192MW wind project including a 30-year service agreement.