Caterpillar M&A Summary
Caterpillar has acquired 39 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 8 assets.
Caterpillar’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Bucyrus International for $7.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2012, when it sold Neovia Logistics Services to Platinum Equity for $750M. Caterpillar has acquired in 14 different US states, and 14 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (57%) and electrical equipment (8%).
M&A Summary
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M&A Total Activity47
- M&A Buy Activity39
- M&A Sell Activity8
- Total Sectors Invested 13
- Total Countries Invested 14
- M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16