Rockwell Automation Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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Rockwell Automation has acquired 31 companies, including 13 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Rockwell Automation’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Plex Systems for $2.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 1996, when it sold Rockwell Automation - Aerospace and Defense Business to The Boeing for $3.1B. Rockwell Automation has acquired in 12 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (28%) and information technology (21%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity35
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 5

Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

1201 South 2nd Street,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
United States,
(414) 382-2000
www.rockwellautomation.com


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 16 2 5 2 1 3 29
vol $2.2B $2.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $5.0B $5.0B
  35

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Rkneal, Inc. 2023-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Florissant, Missouri · www.verveindustrial.com
Clearpath Robotics Inc. 2023-09-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Kitchener, Ontario · www.clearpathrobotics.com
Knowledge Lens Pvt Ltd. 2023-03-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Bengaluru, India · www.knowledgelens.com
CUBIC-Modulsystem A/S 2022-10-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Brønderslev, Denmark · www.cubic.eu
AVATA 2021-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.avata.com
Plex Systems, Inc. 2021-06-25 2.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Auburn Hills, Michigan · www.plex.com
Fiix, Inc. 2020-11-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.fiixsoftware.com
Cybersec Culture & Awareness SL 2020-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Barcelona, Spain · www.trustoylo.com
ASEM SpA 2020-02-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Udine, Italy · www.asem.it
Kalypso LP 2020-02-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Beachwood, Ohio · www.kalypso.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 8 (28%) 2.2B (100%) - -
Information Technology 6 (21%) - - -
Machinery 4 (14%) - 1 (17%) 1.8B (36%)
Electrical Equipment 2 (7%) - 2 (33%) -
Electronics 2 (7%) - 2 (33%) 168M (3%)
Technology Hardware 2 (7%) - - -
Automotive 1 (3%) - - -
Business Services 1 (3%) - - -
Engineering 1 (3%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (3%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (3%) - - -
Defense - - 1 (17%) 3.1B (61%)
Total 29 $2.2B 6 $5.0B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 18 2.2B 6 5.0B
  California 3 - 1 168M
  Texas 3 - - -
  Wisconsin 2 - - -
  Massachusetts 2 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 - 1 -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 2.2B - -
  Kentucky 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Minnesota - - 1 -
  Iowa - - 1 -
United Kingdom 3 - - -
Canada 2 - - -
  Ontario 2 - - -
India 2 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 18 (62%) 2.2B (100%) 6 (100%) 5.0B (100%)
Cross-border 11 (38%) - - -
Total 29 $2.2B 6 $5.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Eisen Fox & Co. LLC
1
Silverwood Partners LLC
1
Morgan Stanley
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.2B
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Plex Systems, Inc.
$2.2B (2021-06-25)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $4.9B
$100M to $1B 1 $168M
TOTAL $5.0B
Largest Rockwell Automation Inc. - Aerospace and Defense Business
$3.1B (1996-08-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
5 (17%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
83%
5 (83%)

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