Emerson Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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Emerson has acquired 68 companies, including 15 in the last 5 years. A total of 14 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 26 assets.

Emerson’s largest acquisition to date was in 2023, when it acquired National Instruments for $8.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold Emerson Climate Technologies to The Blackstone Group for $14.0B. Emerson has acquired in 23 different US states, and 14 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (16%) and test/measurement equipment (14%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity91
    • M&A Buy Activity65
    • M&A Sell Activity26
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 14
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 43
  • M&A Advisors 10

Emerson

Emerson Electric Co.

8000 West Florissant Avenue, P.O. Box 4100,
St. Louis, Missouri 63136
United States,
(314) 553-2000
www.emerson.com

Emerson is a diversified manufacturing and technology company. Emerson offers a wide range of products and services in the industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions businesses. Emerson was founded in 1890 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (2.2/yr) # 54 3 5 2 - 1 65
vol $10.2B $1.6B $8.2B $20.0B
Sell (1.4/yr) # 19 2 - 2 3 - 26
vol $4.8B $17.0B $21.8B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
National Instruments Corp. 2023-04-12 8.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.ni.com
Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc. 2022-10-31 14.0B USD Divestiture
Sidney, Ohio
InSinkErator 2022-08-08 3.0B USD Divestiture
Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin
Therm-O-Disc 2022-03-03 - Divestiture
Mansfield, Ohio
Mita-Teknik 2021-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Rodkaersbro, Denmark · www.mita-teknik.com
Open Systems International, Inc. 2021-10-11 - Divestiture
Medina, Minnesota · www.osii.com
Emerson Electric - Daniel Measurement & Control Business 2021-07-12 - Divestiture
Houston, United States
Fluxa, Inc. 2021-02-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Glendale, California · www.fluxa.io
7AC Technologies, Inc. 2020-11-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Beverly, Massachusetts · www.7actech.com
Progea Srl 2020-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Modena, Italy · www.progea.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Emerson Network Power, Inc.    - Avtron LoadBank, Inc. 2012-03-16 2
Columbus, Ohio · www.emersonnetworkpower.com Cleveland, Ohio · www.load-bank.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 9 (14%) 2.2B (11%) 9 (35%) 4.3B (20%)
Test/Measurement Equipment 9 (14%) 9.4B (47%) 4 (15%) 100M (< 1%)
Software 10 (15%) 510M (3%) 2 (8%) -
Manufacturing 7 (11%) 530M (3%) 4 (15%) 145M (1%)
Machinery 9 (14%) 430M (2%) 1 (4%) -
Information Technology 4 (6%) 2.8B (14%) 1 (4%) -
Technology Hardware 4 (6%) 500M (3%) 1 (4%) -
Business Services 2 (3%) 3.2B (16%) 1 (4%) 14.0B (64%)
Electronics 2 (3%) 430M (2%) - -
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (3%) 47M (< 1%) - -
Marine 2 (3%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (2%) - - -
Medical Products 1 (2%) - - -
Metals/Mining 1 (2%) - - -
Renewable Energy 1 (2%) - - -
Semiconductors 1 (2%) - - -
Building Materials - - 1 (4%) 260M (1%)
Consumer Products - - 1 (4%) 3.0B (14%)
Plastics - - 1 (4%) -
Total 65 $20.0B 26 $21.8B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 42 14.6B 23 21.8B
  Pennsylvania 5 265M 3 265M
  Texas 6 8.7B 1 -
  Massachusetts 4 - 2 -
  Ohio 1 430M 5 18.1B
  Illinois 3 525M 2 98M
  California 3 - - -
  Minnesota 2 1.6B 1 -
  Florida 2 - 1 260M
  Missouri 1 - 2 -
  Connecticut 2 369M - -
  Arizona 1 500M 1 -
  Utah 1 - 1 -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Alabama 1 1.2B - -
  Tennessee 1 165M - -
  Rhode Island 1 810M - -
  Oklahoma 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Louisiana 1 - - -
  Kentucky 1 - - -
  Idaho 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Wisconsin - - 1 3.0B
  New Jersey - - 1 -
United Kingdom 4 1.5B 1 -
Denmark 3 - - -
Germany 3 684M - -
Canada 2 - - -
  Quebec 1 - - -
  Alberta 1 - - -
France 1 - 1 -
India 2 - - -
Ireland 1 - 1 -
Italy 2 - - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Norway 1 - - -
Peru 1 - - -
Swaziland 1 3.2B - -
Domestic 42 (65%) 14.6B (73%) 23 (88%) 21.8B (100%)
Cross-border 23 (35%) 5.4B (27%) 3 (12%) -
Total 65 $20.0B 26 $21.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Centerview Partners LLC
 6
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 3
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
 2
Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
 6
Latham & Watkins
 2
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $15.7B
$100M to $1B 10 $4.1B
< $100M 3 $222M
TOTAL $20.0B
Largest National Instruments Corp.
$8.2B (2023-04-12)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $21.0B
$100M to $1B 3 $570M
< $100M 2 $198M
TOTAL $21.8B
Largest Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
$14.0B (2022-10-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
11 (17%)
Strategic(s)
17%
11 (17%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
35%
9 (35%)
Strategic(s)
65%
17 (65%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Diversified

Revenue

19,629   8% 2022
18,236   9% 2021
16,785   9% 2020
18,372   6% 2019
17,408   15% 2018
15,264   6% 2017
14,522   35% 2016
22,304   10% 2015
24,537   1% 2014
24,669   2% 2013
24,412   2012
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Employees

85,500

Established

1890

Public

NYSE: EMR

Former Name

The Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company

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