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Sunlight Group Acquires 100% Of Triathlon Holding

Jul 18, 2023over 2 years ago

Acquiring Company

Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems

Acquired Company

Triathlon Holding

Renewable EnergyEnergy

Description

Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems (Sunlight Group), member of Olympia Group and global technology company specializing in innovative industrial mobility batteries for the intralogistics sector and Energy Storage Systems for renewables, announces it has acquired 100% of the share capital of its subsidiary Triathlon Holding GmbH (Triathlon).

Company Information

Company

Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems

About

Sunlight Group, with over 30 years of experience in the production of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, holds a leadership position in motive power batteries for intralogistics, and specifically electric forklifts, as well as in Energy Storage Systems for on-grid, off-grid, and residential applications. Sunlight supplies the international market with innovative and cost-efficient products, manufactured and assembled in its state-of-the-art facilities in Greece, Italy, Germany, Israel and the USA, and distributed either directly or via authorized partners' network to more than 115 countries. It also operates sales offices and provides customer support, after-sales, and warehousing services in the countries it carries production activities, as well as Romania, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxemburg, France, UK, and Australia. With a specialized team of scientists at dedicated R&D centers and more than 15 years of experience in lithium-ion innovation, Sunlight Group invests in emerging technologies to support the sustainable development of integrated, software-based, energy storage solutions. The company combines its circular economy business model, facilitated by the operation of one of Europe's most advanced recycling units, with a technology-agnostic approach and data-driven insights to develop environmentally friendly storage solutions for the industrial mobility, leisure mobility, and ESS sectors. Solutions that render sustainable energy more accessible and reliable, supporting energy transition and security. As a proud Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Sunlight Group is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption; and to take actions that advance societal goals. Sunlight is a member of Olympia Group, an international investment group with a diversified business ecosystem that spans 8 countries.

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