Watts Water Technologies - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Watts Water Technologies M&A Summary

Watts Water Technologies has acquired 10 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Watts Water Technologies’ largest acquisition to date was in 2023, when it acquired Bradley for $303M. Watts Water Technologies has acquired in 6 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include manufacturing (50%) and machinery (30%).

Watts Water Technologies Business Overview

Where is Watts Water Technologies headquartered?

Watts Water Technologies is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts.

What is Watts Water Technologies’ revenue?

Watts Water Technologies disclosed revenue of 2,056M USD for 2023 and 1,980M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Watts Water Technologies have?

Watts Water Technologies has 4,600 employees.

What sector is Watts Water Technologies in?

Watts Water Technologies is an environmental company.

When was Watts Water Technologies founded?

Watts Water Technologies was founded in 1874.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 1

Watts Water Technologies

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.

815 Chestnut Street,
North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
United States,
(978) 688-1811
www.watts.com

Watts Water Technologies is a manufacturer of innovative products to control the efficiency, safety, and quality of water within residential, commercial, and institutional applications. Watts Water Technologies was founded in 1874 and is based in North Andover, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 8 - - - 2 - 10
vol $287M $303M $590M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Josam Co. 2023-12-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Michigan City, Indiana · www.josam.com
Bradley Corp. 2023-08-30 303M USD Add-on Acquisition
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin · www.bradleycorp.com
BackFlowDirect LLC 2019-10-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Rancho Cordova, California · www.backflowdirect.com
PVI Industries LLC 2016-11-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Fort Worth, Texas · www.pvi.com
Apex Valves Ltd. 2015-11-30 22M USD Add-on Acquisition
Auckland, New Zealand · www.apexvalves.co.nz
AERCO International, Inc. 2014-11-06 265M USD Add-on Acquisition
Blauvelt, New York · www.aerco.com
Flomatic Corporation 2012-12-21 - Divestiture
Glen Falls, New York · www.flomatic.com
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. 2012-01-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Vernon, British Columbia · www.tekmarcontrols.com
Blucher Metal A/S 2008-04-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Vildbjerg, Denmark · www.blucher.com
Topway Global Inc. 2007-11-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Brea, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Manufacturing 5 (50%) - 1 (100%) -
Machinery 3 (30%) 287M (49%) - -
Building Materials 2 (20%) 303M (51%) - -
Total 10 $590M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 568M 1 -
  California 2 - - -
  New York 1 265M 1 -
  Wisconsin 1 303M - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
New Zealand 1 22M - -
Domestic 7 (70%) 568M (96%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 3 (30%) 22M (4%) - -
Total 10 $590M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $568M
< $100M 1 $22M
TOTAL $590M
Largest Bradley Corp.
$303M (2023-08-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
3 (30%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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