ABB M&A Summary
ABB has acquired 45 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 15 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 9 assets.
ABB’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Baldor Electric Co. for $4.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold ABB ’s Robotics Business to SoftBank Group for $5.4B. ABB has acquired in 9 different US states, and 16 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (33%) and technology hardware (15%).
M&A Summary
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M&A Total Activity48
- M&A Buy Activity40
- M&A Sell Activity9
- Total Sectors Invested 13
- Total Countries Invested 16
- M&A Buy/Sell Connections 27