Watco - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Watco M&A Summary

Watco has acquired 2 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years.

Watco has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (50%) and transportation (50%).

Watco Business Overview

Where is Watco headquartered?

Watco is headquartered in Pittsburg, Kansas.

What sector is Watco in?

Watco is a transportation company.

When was Watco founded?

Watco was founded in 1983.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Watco

Watco Companies LLC

315 West 3rd Street,
Pittsburg, Kansas 66762
United States,
(620) 231-2230
www.watcocompanies.com

Watco is a transportation company providing transportation, terminal and port, mechanical, and supply chain services for customers throughout North America and Australia. Watco’s Transportation Services group is one of the largest short-line rail transportation service providers in the U.S. and Australia. Watco’s Terminal and Port Services group operates throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Watco’s Mechanical Service group has one of the largest rail car repair shop networks in North America, and Watco Supply Chain Services group provides supply chain services in the highway, intermodal, rail logistics, and international logistics.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 1 1 - - - - 2
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Dow Chemical Co. - Rail Assets 2020-07-06 - Divestiture
, Michigan
Millennium Rail, Inc. 2007-05-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Westchester, Illinois
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 1 (50%) - - -
Transportation 1 (50%) - - -
Total 2 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
Total 2 - - -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Transportation

Established

1983

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