Nidec Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Electrical Equipment Company

Nidec has acquired 25 companies, including 14 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Nidec’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Whirlpool - Embraco Compressor for $1.1B. Nidec has acquired in 5 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (61%) and machinery (18%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity23
    • M&A Buy Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Nidec Corp.

338 Kuzetonoshiro-cho Minami-ku,
Kyoto, 601-8205
Japan,
+81 7 5922 1111
www.nidec.com

Nidec Corporation is a manufacturer of electric motors. Nidec Group specializes and handles motor application products based on everything that spins and moves,centering around a motor business that comprises an expansive product line from small precision to supersized motors.These products are used in all kinds of objects and devices around us that are critical to our lives and society. Nidec was founded in 1973 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 14 5 2 1 1 - 23
vol $500M $1.1B $1.6B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  23

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Secop GmbH - Delta Production Line 2020-04-01 - Divestiture
, Germany
OMRON Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. 2019-04-16 - Divestiture
Komaki Aichi, Japan · www.automotive.omron.com
CIMA S.p.A. 2018-07-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Villanova, Italy · www.cimaingranaggi.it
Whirlpool Corp. - Embraco Compressor 2018-04-24 1.1B USD Divestiture
, Brazil · www.embraco.com
driveXpert GmbH 2017-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Ilmenau, Germany · www.drivexpert.de
SV Probe PTE Ltd. 2017-08-21 - Divestiture
Singapore, Singapore · www.svprobe.com
LGB Elettropompe S.r.l. 2017-07-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Padova, Italy · www.lgb-pumps.it
Vamco International, Inc. 2017-03-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.vamcointernational.com
Emerson Electric Co. - Motors, Drives and Electric Power Generation Businesses 2017-02-01 - Divestiture
St. Louis, Missouri
Canton Elevator, Inc. 2016-12-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Massillon, Ohio · www.cantonelevator.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Nidec Sankyo Corp.    - Mitsubishi Materials C.M.I. Corp. 2014-01-06 2
Suwa, Japan · www.nidec-sankyo.co.jp Susono, Japan · www.group.mmc.co.jp/cmi/en/index.html
Nidec (Dalian) Ltd.    - Nidec Shanghai Automotive Electric Motors Ltd. 2008-06-22 1
Dalian, China Shanghai, China

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 14 (61%) 1.1B (68%) - -
Machinery 4 (17%) - - -
Automotive 3 (13%) 500M (32%) - -
Semiconductors 1 (4%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - - -
Total 23 $1.6B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 - - -
  Ohio 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
Italy 4 - - -
Germany 3 - - -
China 2 - - -
Japan 2 500M - -
Brazil 1 1.1B - -
France 1 - - -
Luxembourg 1 - - -
Romania 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (9%) 500M (32%) - -
Cross-border 21 (91%) 1.1B (68%) - -
Total 23 $1.6B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 1 $500M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Whirlpool Corp. - Embraco Compressor
$1.1B (2018-04-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
2 (9%)
Strategic(s)
39%
9 (39%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Electrical Equipment

Revenue

1,534,800   2% 2020
1,518,320   3% 2019
1,488,090   25% 2018
1,199,311   2% 2017
1,178,290   15% 2016
1,028,385   18% 2015
875,109   24% 2014
709,270   4% 2013
682,320   2012
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Employees

117,206

Established

1973

Public

Tokyo (TSE): 6594

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