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Kone plans TK Elevator Europe sale to address antitrust concerns, sources say

Published

1 October 2026

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operational-macro

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Industrial

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Europe

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Fusion42 · 1 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Kone is planning to sell most of TK Elevator's European business to address antitrust concerns related to its €29.4 billion acquisition of the German rival, with the sales process expected to start in the fall, possibly November.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Industrial.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a reshaped European industrial market as Kone's acquisition triggers divestments; consider early moves to engage with newly available elevator and escalator business units before competitors do.

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1 source · 1 Oct 2026

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Industrialmergerantitrusteuropeindustrial-automationtk-elevatorkone