M&A Deal Summary

Lincoln Electric Acquires Clore - Century Welding Cutting and Battery Charger Business

On October 31, 2003, Lincoln Electric acquired machinery company Clore - Century Welding Cutting and Battery Charger Business from Clore Automotive

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 5th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-10-31
Target Clore - Century Welding Cutting and Battery Charger Business
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Lincoln Electric
Sellers(s) Clore Automotive
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Clore - Century Welding Cutting and Battery Charger Business

United States
Century welding and cutting equipment, accessories and battery charger services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lincoln Electric

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1895
Sector Machinery
Employees12,000
Revenue 4.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Lincoln Electric's corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
Entrance to Lincoln Electric's corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.

Lincoln Electric is a designer and manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma, and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Lincoln Electric was founded in 1895 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 47
Sector (Machinery) 5 of 25
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 7
Country (United States) 1 of 25
Year (2003) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-08 Messer Soldaduras de Venezuela S. A.

Caracas, Venezuela

Messer Soldaduras de Venezuela S. A., a manufacturer of welding consumables.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-04 J.W. Harris

Mason, Ohio, United States

J.W. Harris Co., Inc. is a brazing and soldering alloys manufacturer.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Clore Automotive

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Automotive
DESCRIPTION

Clore Automotive LLC, is a provider in the design, development and manufacture of automotive service equipment for professionals and consumers. Our brands include some of the most widely recognized names in the automotive equipment aftermarket, including Booster PAC, Jump-N-Carry, SOLAR, Christie, VIPER and T-TECH.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2003) 1 of 1