GE Vernova, a global energy company built for purpose, has reached an agreement to purchase Trench Group from Triton, its present owner. The deal is anticipated to open a new phase in Trench Group’s evolution, merging the company’s portfolio and expertise in high-voltage grid components with GE Vernova’s worldwide reach and industrial scale.

The acquisition will assist Trench Group in growing capacity, progressing its technology roadmap, and reaching new markets in order to serve customers with even greater speed and resilience.

For more than 130 years, Trench Group has been earning the confidence of the world’s foremost utilities and grid operators. Becoming part of GE Vernova will be a pivotal opportunity to build on that legacy with even stronger capabilities and reach.

“GE Vernova’s global scale, customer relationships, and presence in key growth regions will give more market participants access to the high-voltage components that the energy transition requires.

Our team is enthusiastic about the development and growth opportunities that the combination with GE Vernova is expected to generate. I look forward to what our teams can accomplish together – and to serving all existing and future customers with the technology, quality, and reliability that Trench represents.”

Dr. Bahadir Basdere, President & CEO Trench Group

The transaction is anticipated to be completed in late 2027, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Until that time, Trench Group will continue to operate as an independent company under its existing governance structure.

About Trench Group

Trench Group is a global technology provider of high-voltage grid components and systems, with a presence in power transmission grids around the world.
Based in Berlin, with over 100 years of engineering expertise, Trench Group designs and produces high-voltage components that tackle the central challenges of modern power infrastructure – linking grids, measuring their performance and guaranteeing reliability.
As electricity demand grows and power grids are transformed worldwide, Trench Group enables the infrastructure the world requires, with a portfolio that includes bushings, cable terminations, instrument transformers, coils and reactors.
Since becoming independent in April 2024, Trench Group has doubled its annual revenue to more than 1 billion Euro. The company runs 11 factories across 8 countries on 4 continents and employs over 3,000 people.

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