Wabtec Mergers & Acquisitions

Wabtec M&A Summary

Wabtec has acquired 53 companies, including 13 in the last 5 years. A total of 15 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Wabtec’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired GE Transportation for $11.1B. Wabtec has acquired in 13 different US states, and 15 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (27%) and manufacturing (23%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity52
    • M&A Buy Activity49
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 15
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 27

Wabtec

Wabtec Corp.

30 Isabella Street,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
United States,
(412) 825-1000
www.wabteccorp.com

All (52) Buy (49) Sell (3)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-07-14 Frauscher Sensor Technology · Technology Hardware
Sankt Marienkirchen bei Scharding, Austria · www.frauscher.com

Frauscher Sensor Technology is a designer and manufacturer of railway wheel detection and axle counting systems based on inductive sensor and distributed acoustic sensing technologies. Frauscher Sensor Technology was founded in 1987 and is based in Sankt Marienkirchen bei Scharding, Austria.

761 Divestiture

Wabtec

Delachaux Group


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