M&A Deal Summary

Bradken Acquires Firth Rixson Castings

On December 15, 2006, Bradken acquired metals/mining company Firth Rixson Castings from Firth Rixson for 16M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bradken’s 4th transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Bradken’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bradken’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-12-15
Target Firth Rixson Castings
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Bradken
Sellers(s) Firth Rixson
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 16M GBP

Target

Firth Rixson Castings

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bradken

Mayfield West, Australia

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Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees3,334
Revenue 819M AUD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Bradken Ltd. is a global foundry and metal casting business, specializing in innovative, custom-designed iron and steel parts and equipment. The company supply the world’s largest mining companies with our tailored products including ground engaging tools (GET), crawler shoes, mill liners, crusher liners and wear solutions and monitoring systems.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 15
Sector (Metals/Mining) 4 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2006) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-14 Wundowie Foundry Pty

Wundowie, Australia

Wundowie Foundry Pty Ltd. produces wear resistant consumable products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-30 Boogan Implement

Innisfail, Australia

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Firth Rixson

Sheffield, United Kingdom

website


Category Company
Founded 1842
Sector Aerospace
DESCRIPTION

Firth Rixson Ltd. is a supplier of highly engineered rings, industrial forgings and specialized metal products primarily to aerospace engine manufacturers, headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut and Sheffield, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1