"We are now taking the first steps towards establishing our company as a truly global player in the wind turbine industry," says Nordex chief executive Lars Bondo Krogsgaard.

Nordex and AWP in October announced their merger plans in a €785m ($893.5m) shares and cash deal that also sees Spanish infrastructure and energy company Acciona take an about 29.9% stake in Nordex itself, while Nordex takes over all of Acciona's wind turbine unit Acciona Windpower.

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