Kivnon Company Profile: Insolvency, New Owner and Products
Updated: 7 days ago
Kivnon is a Spanish maker of automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots whose companies filed for insolvency at the end of 2024. The business itself was bought by the British fund CAP Capital and carries on. This profile sets out what happened and what continues.
Kivnon at a Glance
Fact | Detail |
Brand | Kivnon |
Products | Automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots |
Production site | Barbera del Valles, near Barcelona, Spain |
Insolvency | Filed at the end of 2024 |
New owner of the business | CAP Capital, a British investment fund |
New operating company | Green Robotics |
Staff taken over | About 100, roughly 80% of the workforce |
Named clients | Seat, Renault and Mars |
What Happened
At the end of 2024 both the parent company, Kivnon Global, and the main operating company, Kivnon Logistica, entered insolvency proceedings. In early 2025 a commercial court in Barcelona awarded the productive unit and the subsidiaries to CAP Capital, a fund that specializes in providing liquidity to technology companies. The court preferred its offer to a competing one from a shareholder of the racking company Mecalux, which would have kept 58 jobs.
The old companies are being liquidated, but the business continues under a new company.
What Continues
Item | Detail |
New company | Green Robotics, led by Juan Prieto, a founding partner of the group |
Starting capital | EUR 9 million |
Planned R&D spending | More than EUR 3 million a year in 2025 and 2026 |
Manufacturing | Stays at Barbera del Valles |
Products | The existing range continues, including a new AMR launched in 2024 |
Subsidiaries kept | United Kingdom, France, Germany, Slovakia, United States and Mexico |
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For Customers
The robots, the factory and most of the staff passed to the new owner, so supply and support continue. Customers should confirm contract and warranty terms with the new company, since the original legal entities are in liquidation.
Strengths and Challenges
Strengths
A product range and customer base that survived the insolvency.
New capital and a committed research budget.
Challenges
Rebuilding confidence after insolvency.
Strong competition in automotive mobile robots.
Current Catalogue Coverage
Catalogue checked on 15 October 2026: 7 associated product records. The links below are representative entries, rather than a claim that every historical model is currently available.
Kivnon FAQ
Did Kivnon go bankrupt?
Its parent and main operating company filed for insolvency at the end of 2024 and are being liquidated, but the business was sold and continues.
Who owns the Kivnon business now?
CAP Capital, a British investment fund, through a new company called Green Robotics.
Where are Kivnon robots made?
In Barbera del Valles, near Barcelona.
What does Kivnon make?
Automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots.
Were jobs kept?
About 100 employees, roughly 80% of the staff, were taken over.
Sources
Alimarket: Kivnon's mobile robotics business has a new owner
