M&A Deal Summary

Caterpillar Acquires Perkins Engines

On December 12, 1997, Caterpillar acquired machinery company Perkins Engines from LucasVarity for 1.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Caterpillar’s 5th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Caterpillar’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Caterpillar’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1997-12-12
Target Perkins Engines
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Caterpillar
Sellers(s) LucasVarity
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.3B USD

Target

Perkins Engines

Eastfield, United Kingdom
website
Perkins Engines is a diesel engine manufacturer. Perkins supplies engines for markets including Agricultural, Construction, Material Handling, Power Generation and Industrial.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Caterpillar

Irving, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1925
Sector Machinery
Employees109,100
Revenue 59.4B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Caterpillar's corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois.
Caterpillar's corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois.

Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar principally operates through three product segments. These include Resource Industries, Construction Industries, and Energy & Transportation. Caterpillar also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. Caterpillar was incorporated in 1925 and is based in Irving, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 38
Sector (Machinery) 5 of 22
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 4
Year (1997) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Maschinenbau Kiel-Marine Diesel

Kiel, Germany

Maschinenbau Kiel-Marine Diesel, desigins, manufactures and markets marine diesel engines, diesel locomotives.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-04-09 Kato Engineering

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Kato Engineering is a manufacturer of electric generators for power plants based in Mankato, Minnesota.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LucasVarity

United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

LucasVarity PLC, an auto-parts and aerospace company formed in September 1996.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (1997) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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