Caterpillar Mergers & Acquisitions

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

  • 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

Caterpillar

Caterpillar, Inc.

5205 North O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100,
Irving, Texas 75039
United States,
(972) 891-7700
www.caterpillar.com

All (47) Buy (39) Sell (8)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-10-12 RPMGlobal · Software
Brisbane, Australia · www.rpmglobal.com

RPMGlobal provider of mining software solutions with a domain expertise in mining technology enablement, providing global customers with data-driven software solutions at every stage of the mining lifecycle. RPMGlobal was formed in 1977 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.

- Add-on Acquisition

Caterpillar
Advisor: J.P. Morgan Securities

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