Meritor - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Meritor M&A Summary

Meritor has acquired 13 companies of its own, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 13 assets.

Meritor’s largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired Arvin Industries for $670M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold ArvinMeritor - Emissions Technologies Business to One Equity Partners for $310M. Meritor has acquired in 4 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include automotive (64%) and manufacturing (19%).

Meritor Ownership

Who owns Meritor?

Meritor is owned by Cummins. It was acquired on February 22, 2022.

Meritor Business Overview

Where is Meritor headquartered?

Meritor is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.

What is Meritor’s revenue?

Meritor disclosed revenue of 3,044M USD for 2020 and 4,388M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Meritor have?

Meritor has 8,600 employees.

What sector is Meritor in?

Meritor is an automotive company.

When was Meritor founded?

Meritor was founded in 1909.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity24
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17
  • M&A Advisors 1

Meritor

Meritor, Inc.

2135 West Maple Road,
Troy, Michigan 48084
United States,
(248) 435-1000
www.meritor.com

Meritor is a global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules, and components to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket for the commercial vehicle, transportation, and industrial sectors. Meritor was formed in 1909 and is based in Troy, Michigan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 10 - - 1 - - 11
vol $845M $214M $1.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 13 - - - - - 13
vol $541M $541M
  24

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Siemens - Commercial Vehicles Electric Propulsion Business 2022-05-20 214M EUR Divestiture
, Germany
AxleTech International Holdings, Inc. 2019-05-08 175M USD Add-on Acquisition
Oshkosh, Wisconsin · www.axletech.com
AA Gear & Manufacturing, Inc. 2018-04-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Howell, Michigan · www.aa-gear.com
Transportation Power, Inc. 2017-12-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Escondido, California · www.transpowerusa.com
Fabco Automotive Corp. 2017-09-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Livermore, California · www.fabcoautomotive.com
Mascot Industries LLC 2014-09-29 - Divestiture
Mississauga, Ontario
Meritor - Axle Operation 2012-01-02 - Divestiture
Saint Priest, France
ArvinMeritor Body Systems 2011-01-03 27M USD Divestiture
, United States
Meritor Suspension Systems Co. Inc. 2009-10-30 - Stake Sale
Troy, Michigan
ArvinMeritor - Steel Wheel Business 2009-09-21 180M USD Divestiture
, Brazil
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Automotive 7 (64%) 845M (80%) 11 (85%) 529M (98%)
Manufacturing 2 (18%) 214M (20%) - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) 12M (2%)
Engineering 1 (9%) - - -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (8%) -
Total 11 $1.1B 13 $541M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 845M 9 349M
  Michigan 2 - 2 310M
  California 2 - - -
  Wisconsin 1 175M 1 -
  Tennessee - - 2 -
  Indiana 1 670M - -
  South Carolina - - 1 -
Canada 2 - 1 -
  Ontario 2 - 1 -
Brazil 1 - 1 180M
Belgium 1 - - -
France - - 1 -
Germany 1 214M - -
South Africa - - 1 12M
Domestic 6 (55%) 845M (80%) 9 (69%) 349M (65%)
Cross-border 5 (45%) 214M (20%) 4 (31%) 192M (35%)
Total 11 $1.1B 13 $541M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Ventura Group
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.1B
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Arvin Industries
$670M (2000-07-07)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $490M
< $100M 3 $51M
TOTAL $541M
Largest ArvinMeritor - Emissions Technologies Business
$310M (2007-05-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Strategic(s)
77%
10 (77%)

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