M&A Deal Summary

Nordson Acquires EFD

On October 25, 2000, Nordson acquired machinery company EFD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nordson’s 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Nordson’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Nordson’s 1st transaction in Rhode Island.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-10-25
Target EFD
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Nordson
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

EFD

East Providence, Rhode Island, United States
EFD, Inc., is a producer of low-pressure industrial dispensing valves and components.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nordson

Westlake, Ohio, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Machinery
Employees7,100
Revenue 2.6B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Nordson delivers precision technology solutions to help customers succeed worldwide. The company engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated products and systems used for dispensing adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials and other materials, fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct global sales and service. Nordson was founded in 1935 and is based in Westlake, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 36
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 34
State (Rhode Island) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 22
Year (2000) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-07 Horizon Lamps

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Horizon Lamps, Inc., is a manufacturer of electric lamps.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-01 W. Puffe Technologies

Buchholz-Mendt, Germany

W. Puffe Technologies, is a manufacturer of hot melt adhesive dispensing systems for the textile, aerospace, life science, automotive, construction and baby diaper industries.

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