M&A Deal Summary

KBR Acquires Weatherly

On January 12, 2016, KBR acquired engineering company Weatherly from Chematur Technologies AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KBR’s 3rd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is KBR’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is KBR’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-01-12
Target Weatherly
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) KBR
Sellers(s) Chematur Technologies AB
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Weatherly

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Weatherly is a North American-based company with extensive experience providing nitric acid and ammonium nitrate proprietary technologies and services to the fertilizer market. For more than five decades, Weatherly has designed, engineered and constructed these integral processes in fertilizer complexes worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KBR

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1901
Sector Engineering
Employees38,000
Revenue 7.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Jefferson Towers, home of KBR's corporate headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas.
Jefferson Towers, home of KBR's corporate headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas.

KBR is an engineering, construction, and services company supporting the global hydrocarbons and international government services market segments. The company offers a portfolio of proprietary technology and consulting services; engineering, construction, procurement, and asset maintenance services; and base operational, logistics, life support, and asset management services, through its technology & consulting, engineering & construction, and government services business segments. KBR was founded in 1901 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 22
Sector: Engineering M&A 3 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 6
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 12
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-12 Plinke

Bad Homburg, Germany

Plinke is a German-based company specializing in proprietary technology and specialist equipment for the purification and concentration of inorganic acids used or produced in hydrocarbon processing facilities worldwide.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-23 Wyle

El Segundo, California, United States

Wyle, Inc. is a government services contractor focusing primarily on Defense and Federal IT services. The Company services include system engineering, acquisition support, information technology & cyber security, scientific services and test and evaluation services.

Buy $570M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Chematur Technologies AB

Karlskog, Sweden

Category Company
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Chematur Technologies AB is a Chemical Engineering company that possesses polyurethane, hydrogen peroxide and bioethanol/bioethylene technologies.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Engineering M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-12 Plinke

Bad Homburg, Germany

Plinke is a German-based company specializing in proprietary technology and specialist equipment for the purification and concentration of inorganic acids used or produced in hydrocarbon processing facilities worldwide.

Sell -