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Nidec M&A Summary

Nidec has acquired 30 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Nidec’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Whirlpool - Embraco Compressor for $1.1B. Nidec has acquired in 6 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (50%) and machinery (18%).

Nidec Business Overview

Where is Nidec headquartered?

Nidec is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

What is Nidec’s revenue?

Nidec disclosed revenue of 2,348,202M JPY for 2024 and 2,242,824M JPY for 2023.

How many employees does Nidec have?

Nidec has 758 employees.

What sector is Nidec in?

Nidec is an electrical equipment company.

When was Nidec founded?

Nidec was founded in 1973.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity28
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Nidec

Nidec Corp.

338 Kuzetonoshiro-cho Minami-ku,
Kyoto, 601-8205
Japan,
+81 7 5922 1111
www.nidec.com

Nidec manufactures motor application products based on everything that spins and moves, centering around a motor business that comprises an expansive product line from small precision to supersized motors. These products are used in all kinds of objects and devices around us that are critical to our lives and society. Nidec was founded in 1973 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 23 1 - 3 1 - 28
vol $1.6B $1.6B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Eve Holding, Inc. 2024-07-01 - PIPE
Melbourne, Florida · www.eveairmobility.com
TAR LLC 2023-07-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Houma, Louisiana · www.houmaarmature.com
Midori Precisions Co., Ltd. 2023-03-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamura Shi, Japan
PAMA S.p.A 2023-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Rovereto, Italy · www.pamamachinetools.com
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd. 2021-02-05 - Divestiture
Shiga, Japan · www.mhi-machinetool.com
Secop GmbH - Delta Production Line 2020-04-01 - Divestiture
, Germany
OMRON Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. 2019-04-16 - Divestiture
Komaki Aichi, Japan · www.automotive.omron.com
CIMA S.p.A. 2018-07-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Villanova, Italy · www.cimaingranaggi.it
Whirlpool Corp. - Embraco Compressor 2018-04-24 1.1B USD Divestiture
, Brazil · www.embraco.com
driveXpert GmbH 2017-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Ilmenau, Germany · www.drivexpert.de
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Nidec Sankyo Corp.    - Mitsubishi Materials C.M.I. Corp. 2014-01-06 2
Suwa, Japan · www.nidec-sankyo.co.jp Susono, Japan · www.group.mmc.co.jp/cmi/en/index.html
Nidec (Dalian) Ltd.    - Nidec Shanghai Automotive Electric Motors Ltd. 2008-06-22 1
Dalian, China Shanghai, China

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 14 (50%) 1.1B (68%) - -
Machinery 5 (18%) - - -
Automotive 3 (11%) 500M (32%) - -
Manufacturing 2 (7%) - - -
Aerospace 1 (4%) - - -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (4%) - - -
Semiconductors 1 (4%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - - -
Total 28 $1.6B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 - - -
  Ohio 2 - - -
  Florida 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Louisiana 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
Italy 5 - - -
Japan 4 500M - -
Germany 3 - - -
China 2 - - -
Brazil 1 1.1B - -
France 1 - - -
Luxembourg 1 - - -
Romania 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (14%) 500M (32%) - -
Cross-border 24 (86%) 1.1B (68%) - -
Total 28 $1.6B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 1 $500M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Whirlpool Corp. - Embraco Compressor
$1.1B (2018-04-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
2 (7%)
Strategic(s)
36%
10 (36%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Electrical Equipment

Revenue

2,348,202   5% 2024
2,242,824   17% 2023
1,918,174   19% 2022
1,618,064   6% 2021
1,534,800   2% 2020
1,518,320   3% 2019
1,488,090   25% 2018
1,199,311   2% 2017
1,178,290   15% 2016
1,028,385   18% 2015
875,109   24% 2014
709,270   4% 2013
682,320   2012
(millions of JPY) Show More Show Less

Employees

758

Established

1973

Public

Tokyo (TSE): 6594

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