Xylem - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Xylem M&A Summary

Xylem has acquired 16 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Xylem’s largest acquisition to date was in 2023, when it acquired Evoqua Water Technologies for $7.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Xylem Flow Control to Rotork for $30M. Xylem has acquired in 9 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (19%) and test/measurement equipment (19%).

Xylem Business Overview

Where is Xylem headquartered?

Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York.

What is Xylem’s revenue?

Xylem disclosed revenue of 5,522M USD for 2022 and 5,195M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Xylem have?

Xylem has 16,000 employees.

What sector is Xylem in?

Xylem is a machinery company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 4

Xylem

Xylem, Inc.

1 International Drive,
Rye Brook, New York 10573
United States,
(914) 323-5700
www.xylem.com

Xylem is a global water technology company. Xylem designs, manufactures and services highly engineered solutions ranging across a wide variety of critical applications primarily in the water sector, but also in electric and gas. The Company's broad portfolio of solutions addresses customer needs across the water cycle, from the delivery, measurement and use of drinking water to the collection, test and treatment of wastewater to the return of water to the environment. Xylem is based in Rye Brook, New York.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 15 - - - 1 - 16
vol $3.5B $7.5B $11.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $30M $30M
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC 2023-01-23 7.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.evoqua.com
EmNet LLC 2018-02-06 - Add-on Acquisition
South Bend, Indiana · www.emnet.net
Pure Technologies Ltd. 2017-12-11 387M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.puretechltd.com
Xylem, Inc. - FLOWTRONEX and Water Equipment Technologies (WET) 2017-11-01 - Divestiture
Rye Brook, New York
Sensus Metering Systems Ltd. 2016-08-15 1.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Raleigh, North Carolina · www.sensus.com
Tideland Signal Corp. 2016-02-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.tidelandsignal.com
Xylem Flow Control Ltd 2014-07-01 30M USD Divestiture
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom · www.xylemflowcontrol.com
Pollmann Pumpenbau GmbH 2013-06-07 3M USD Add-on Acquisition
Bremen, Germany · www.pollmann-pumpen.de
MultiTrode Pty Ltd. 2013-03-01 26M USD Add-on Acquisition
Eight Mile Plains, Australia · www.multitrode.com
Pims Group Ltd. 2013-02-05 57M USD Add-on Acquisition
Farnborough,Hampshire, United Kingdom · www.pimsgroup.co.uk
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC 2023-01-23 Evoqua - Carbon Reactivation and Exchange Services Business 2023-06-16 1
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.evoqua.com Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
YSI, Inc.    - YSI Temperature 2006-04-03 1
Yellow Springs, Ohio · www.ysi.com Yellow Springs, Ohio

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Machinery 3 (19%) 29M (< 1%) 1 (50%) 30M (100%)
Test/Measurement Equipment 3 (19%) 1.7B (16%) 1 (50%) -
Electronics 2 (13%) 339M (3%) - -
Environmental 2 (13%) 7.6B (69%) - -
Manufacturing 2 (13%) 965M (9%) - -
Business Services 1 (6%) 29M (< 1%) - -
Distribution 1 (6%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (6%) 387M (4%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (6%) - - -
Total 16 $11.0B 2 $30M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 10.5B - -
  Texas 2 29M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 7.5B - -
  Ohio 1 310M - -
  North Carolina 1 1.7B - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 580M - -
  Massachusetts 1 385M - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 29M - -
Germany 1 3M 1 -
United Kingdom 1 57M 1 30M
Australia 1 26M - -
Canada 1 387M - -
  Alberta 1 387M - -
Denmark 1 12M - -
Finland 1 - - -
Domestic 10 (63%) 10.5B (96%) - -
Cross-border 6 (38%) 485M (4%) 2 (100%) 30M (100%)
Total 16 $11.0B 2 $30M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lazard Ltd.
 3
Guggenheim Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
 3
Stikeman Elliott LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $9.2B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.7B
< $100M 6 $156M
TOTAL $11.0B
Largest Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
$7.5B (2023-01-23)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $30M
TOTAL $30M
Largest Xylem Flow Control Ltd
$30M (2014-07-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
3 (19%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Machinery

Revenue

5,522   7% 2022
5,195   7% 2021
4,876   8% 2020
5,249   1% 2019
5,207   11% 2018
4,707   25% 2017
3,771   4% 2016
3,653   7% 2015
3,916   3% 2014
3,837   2% 2013
3,791   2012
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Employees

16,000

Public

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