Kadant - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Kadant M&A Summary

Kadant has acquired 9 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Kadant’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired NII FPG - Forest Products Business for $173M. Kadant has acquired in 6 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (34%) and manufacturing (34%).

Kadant Business Overview

Where is Kadant headquartered?

Kadant is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

What is Kadant’s revenue?

Kadant disclosed revenue of 958M USD for 2023 and 905M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Kadant have?

Kadant has 3,100 employees.

What sector is Kadant in?

Kadant is a machinery company.

When was Kadant founded?

Kadant was founded in 1991.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Kadant

Kadant, Inc.

One Technology Park Drive,
Westford, Massachusetts 01886
United States,
(978) 776-2000
www.kadant.com

Kadant is a provider of rotary sealing devices, precision unions, and steam handling systems to process industries. The Company’s systems division specializes in the engineering, design, and supply of steam systems, controls, and related equipment used to manage steam and condensate flow. Kadant was founded in 1991 and is based in Westford, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 3 1 2 - 1 2 9
vol $214M $142M $156M $139M $651M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Dynamic Sealing Technologies LLC 2024-06-03 55M USD Add-on Acquisition
Andover, Minnesota · www.dsti.com
KWS Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 2024-01-24 84M USD Add-on Acquisition
Burleson, Texas · www.kwsmfg.com
Key Knife, Inc. 2023-12-28 156M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tualatin, Oregon · www.keyknife.com
Balemaster, Inc. 2021-08-23 54M USD Add-on Acquisition
Crown Point, Indiana · www.balemaster.com
Joh. Clouth GmbH & Co. KG 2021-06-17 88M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Hückeswagen, Germany · www.clouth.com
Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd. 2020-07-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Richmond, British Columbia · www.cogentind.com
Syntron Material Handling LLC 2019-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Saltillo, Mississippi · www.syntronmh.com
NII FPG Co. - Forest Products Business 2017-05-30 173M USD Divestiture
, United States
Carmanah Design & Manufacturing, Inc. 2013-11-06 41M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Surrey, British Columbia · www.carmanahdesign.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Machinery 3 (33%) 95M (15%) - -
Manufacturing 3 (33%) 328M (50%) - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (11%) 55M (8%) - -
Forest Products 1 (11%) 173M (27%) - -
Information Technology 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 $651M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 522M - -
  Texas 1 84M - -
  Oregon 1 156M - -
  Mississippi 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 55M - -
  Indiana 1 54M - -
Canada 2 41M - -
  British Columbia 2 41M - -
Germany 1 88M - -
Domestic 6 (67%) 522M (80%) - -
Cross-border 3 (33%) 129M (20%) - -
Total 9 $651M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $329M
< $100M 5 $322M
TOTAL $651M
Largest NII FPG Co. - Forest Products Business
$173M (2017-05-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Strategic(s)
11%
1 (11%)

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