The Weir Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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The Weir Group M&A Summary

The Weir Group has acquired 17 companies. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

The Weir Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired ESCO for $1.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Trillium Flow Technologies to First Reserve for $423M. The Weir Group has acquired in 6 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (44%) and energy services and equipment (25%).

The Weir Group Business Overview

Where is The Weir Group headquartered?

The Weir Group is headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

What is The Weir Group’s revenue?

The Weir Group disclosed revenue of 2,636M GBP for 2023 and 2,472M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does The Weir Group have?

The Weir Group has 12,391 employees.

What sector is The Weir Group in?

The Weir Group is an engineering company.

When was The Weir Group founded?

The Weir Group was founded in 1871.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 1

The Weir Group

The Weir Group PLC

1 West Regent Street,
Glasgow, G2 1RW
United Kingdom,
+44 14 1637 7111
www.global.weir

The Weir Group is a global engineering solution provider, we focus on designing, manufacturing and supplying innovative products and expert engineering services for the minerals, oil & gas, and power & industrial markets. The Weir Group was founded in 1871 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 16 - - - - - 16
vol $3.1B $3.1B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
vol $459M $405M $864M
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Weir Group PLC - Oil & Gas Division 2020-10-05 405M USD Divestiture
Fort Worth, Texas
Trillium Flow Technologies 2019-02-25 423M GBP Divestiture
Glasgow, United Kingdom · www.trilliumflow.com
ESCO Corp. 2018-04-19 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon · www.escocorp.com
KOP Surface Products Pte Ltd. 2017-06-11 114M USD Add-on Acquisition
Singapore, Singapore · www.kopsurfaceproducts.com
Weir American Hydro Corp. 2016-06-23 - Divestiture
York, Pennsylvania · www.weirpowerindustrial.com/products__services/american_hydro.aspx
Delta Industrial Valves, Inc. 2015-07-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Niles, Michigan · www,deltavalves.com
Trio Engineered Products, Inc. 2014-10-15 220M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irwindale, California · www.trioproducts.com
R. Wales & Son Ltd. 2013-02-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Richmond, Canada · www.rwalesson.com
Liquid Gas Equipment Ltd. 2012-12-28 35M GBP Divestiture
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Mathena, Inc. 2012-12-20 240M USD Add-on Acquisition
El Reno, Oklahoma · www.mathena-inc.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
NovaTech LLC 2012-01-25 NovaTech Automation's Process Solutions Business 2022-11-09 1
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania · www.novatechweb.com Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Machinery 7 (44%) 548M (17%) - -
Energy Services and Equipment 4 (25%) 931M (30%) 3 (60%) 405M (47%)
Manufacturing 3 (19%) 1.5B (47%) 1 (20%) 423M (49%)
Electrical Equipment 2 (13%) 176M (6%) - -
Engineering - - 1 (20%) 35M (4%)
Total 16 $3.1B 5 $864M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 2.6B 2 405M
  Pennsylvania 2 176M 1 -
  Texas 1 675M 1 405M
  Oregon 1 1.3B - -
  Oklahoma 1 240M - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  California 1 220M - -
United Kingdom - - 3 459M
1 40M - -
  Texas 1 40M - -
Azerbaijan 1 16M - -
Canada 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 200M - -
Singapore 1 114M - -
South Africa 1 174M - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic - - 3 (60%) 459M (53%)
Cross-border 16 (100%) 3.1B (100%) 2 (40%) 405M (47%)
Total 16 $3.1B 5 $864M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Jones Day
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 7 $1.8B
< $100M 2 $56M
TOTAL $3.1B
Largest ESCO Corp.
$1.3B (2018-04-19)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $828M
< $100M 1 $35M
TOTAL $864M
Largest Trillium Flow Technologies
$423M (2019-02-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
3 (19%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

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