Deere köper tyska Wirtgen för 4,36 miljarder euro

Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment. In 2016, it was listed as 97th in the Fortune 500 America's ranking and was ranked 364th in the global ranking in 2016. John Deere also provides financial services and other related activities. Deere is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DE. The company's slogan is "Nothing Runs Like a Deere", and its logo is a leaping deer, with the words 'JOHN DEERE' under it. The logo of the leaping deer has been used by this company for over 155 years. Over the years, the logo has had minor changes and pieces removed. Some of the older style logos have the deer leaping over a log. The company uses different logo colors for agricultural vs. construction products. The company's agricultural products are identifiable by a distinctive shade of green paint, with the inside border being yellow. While the construction products are identifiable by a shade of black with the deer being yellow, and the inside border also being yellow.

The WIRTGEN GROUP is an international operating German company in the construction industry. The WIRTGEN GROUP Holding GmbH holds five different product brands: WIRTGEN GmbH in Windhagen, Joseph VÖGELE AG in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, HAMM AG in Tirschen-reuth, KLEEMANN GmbH in Göppingen und BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG in Mülheim an der Mosel, all located in Germany. The company’s core business is the development and production of machinery for road construction and maintenance. The WIRTGEN GROUP employs around 7,000 people around the world. It also has local manufacturing plants in Brazil, China, and India, 55 distribution and service offices and over 150 authorized dealers around the globe.