Fanatec & Endor: Over 30 International Investors Interested

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For the longes time, it looked like Endor and its Fanatec sim racing hardware brand would go to Corsair. After filing for insolvency, however, over 30 international investors are interested.

Endor and Fanatec will be taken over by Corsair - for quite a while, it looked like this was going to happen. Now that Endor has filed for insolvency, things might shake out differently, however. Munich-based consulting firm goetzpartners Corporate Finance has initiated the sales process, as per the latest press release, and there are plenty of investors interested according to it.

Jan-Hendrik Röver, Project Manager at goetzpartners, stated: "There was an excellent response to our approach from more than 30 international investors. We have already had some very promising discussions. This underlines Endor’s global reputation with the strong Fanatec brand and a superior product.


Furthermore, the "operational business in Landshut as well as the shares in the foreign sales companies and the new administration building currently under construction are up for sale", according to the release. A "quick solution" in the interest of employees, suppliers and customers is what the the proceedings are aiming for now.

Previously, it looked like Corsair was all but set to take over Endor after helping the stricken company as a strategic investor. Even after the insolvency filing, Corsair stated that it was still interested in acquiring the Landshut-based sim racing hardware manufacturer.

What do you make of the latest news surrounding Endor and Fanatec? Let us know on Twitter @OverTake_gg or in the comments below!
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As a Western European, I hope the buyer isn't Chinese but European. I'd especially like Fanatec to remain a German company, for our German friends. I'm afraid that one day we won't produce anything here anymore and I wonder what money we'll have left to buy Chinese products.
Fanatec isnt produced in Germany lol.
 
Honestly, who gives a sh!t ? Cycling just lost one of the most innovative vendors in the power meter market, Stages. They were a great alternative to very costly systems from other vendors. Then other people thought they could make power meters. Flood the market. End of Stages.
You make an exceptionally valid point here.

I know a bit about cycling - you sit on a bike and you pedal. That's it, isn't it? Well that's what I did when I was teenager. Then comes the rest of your post where I don't have a clue about what you're talking about - WTF is a power meter? No, I really don't need to know, seriously.

And this is exactly how everybody outside hardcore sim racing will view the predicament that Endor finds themselves in - Nobody cares. For those casual in sim racing, the vast majority I might add, Fanatec is just another brand of wheels and wheelbases.

Only a very very small amount of people will actually notice if Endor collapses completely.
 
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Honestly, who gives a sh!t ? Cycling just lost one of the most innovative vendors in the power meter market, Stages. They were a great alternative to very costly systems from other vendors. Then other people thought they could make power meters. Flood the market. End of Stages.

I have Fanatec stuff. I bought the 2018 F1 steering wheel. Instead of getting it in 2018 before Christmas, it came in April of 2019. I bought the DD2 in 2018 and it wasn't delivered until 2019. I recently installed Pineapple grips on the steering wheel because the alcantara covering completely dissolved. Fanatec has had issues BEFORE the Black Friday horror.

Stop being loyal to companies on any level, be it consumer or employee. If you want loyalty, get a dog.

P.S.
Never support any company who touts "sustainability". Those companies are totally full of Sh!t.
What a sad outlook on life
 

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