Dover has acquired 39 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 11 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 27 assets.
Dover’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired NXP s Sound Solutions Business for $855M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 1998, when it sold Dover - Elevator Business to ThyssenKrupp AG for $1.1B. Dover has acquired in 18 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include manufacturing (37%) and machinery (14%).
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3005 Highland Parkway,
Downers Grove,
Illinois 60515
United States,
(630) 541-1540
www.dovercorporation.com
Dover Corp. is a diversified manufacturer of industrial products. Dover delivers innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through four major operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Dover was formed in 1947 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.
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| Buy (0.8/yr) | # | 32 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 36 |
| vol | $4.0B | $780M | $39M | $4.8B | ||||
| Sell (1.0/yr) | # | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 27 |
| vol | $1.8B | $500M | $160M | $2.4B | ||||
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NXP's Sound Solutions Business $855M (2011-07-05) |
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Dover - Elevator Business $1.1B (1998-11-24) |
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When analyzing the machinery sector as a whole, according to Mergr, in the last 3 years, there are 216 machinery companies that have made at least 1 acquisition, 15 have acquired at least 5 companies, and 2 have acquired more than 10 companies.
The most prolific strategic machinery acquirer over the past 3 years is Atlas Copco AB, with 14 acquisitions. The most prolific private equity acquirer in the machinery sector over the past 3 years is Xenon Private Equity with 4 platform acquisitions.
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