Futronic

Robotics · Automotive Components · Industrial Automation

Acquisition

Blackstone acquires controlling stake in Korea's actuator maker Futronic

The deal signals private equity chasing the physical hardware layer behind humanoid robots, not just the AI software on top.

• Blackstone has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in South Korean actuator and motion-control maker Futronic, in a deal reportedly valuing the company at about $676M.
• Founded in 1993, Futronic supplies high-precision actuators to global automotive OEMs and is expanding into humanoid and general-purpose robotics.
• Founder Ko Jin-ho will remain chairman and CEO and retain a significant stake as the company's second-largest shareholder after the transaction.
• Local reports peg the deal at roughly KRW 1 trillion, translating to about $676M-$720M, though Blackstone has not officially disclosed financial terms.
• Futronic, based in Busan with additional operations in the US, is one of several recent Blackstone bets in Korea alongside Juno Hair and Geo-Young.
• The deal shows Blackstone extending its AI investment thesis from software and data centers into the physical motion-control components that power humanoid robots and factory automation.
• Blackstone plans to use its scale and operating expertise to help Futronic expand internationally and build out production and technology infrastructure for automotive and robotics clients.