{"id":30145,"date":"2023-09-25T08:57:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/?p=30145"},"modified":"2023-09-26T10:58:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T09:58:51","slug":"first-brands-group-acquires-horizon-global-corporation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/index.php\/first-brands-group-acquires-horizon-global-corporation\/30145","title":{"rendered":"First Brands Group acquires Horizon Global Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Automotive parts firm First Brands Group has completed the acquisition of Horizon Global Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of towing and cargo management solutions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Horizon Global distributes its products throughout Europe, North America and Africa, serving automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), retailers, dealer networks and the end consumer.<\/p>\n<p>Its brands include Bulldog, Draw-Tite, Fulton, Reese, Tekonsha, Witter Towing Systems, and Westfalia-Automotive.<\/p>\n<p>First Brands Group says the deal will result in a collection of market leading brands within the automotive industry, serving both OEM and the aftermarket channels under one group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hero-banner-first-brands-group-1024x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automotive parts firm First Brands Group has completed the acquisition of Horizon Global Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of towing and cargo management solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3164,"featured_media":23361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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