M&A Deal Summary

AIR Acquires Robotics & Drives

On October 7, 2024, AIR acquired machinery company Robotics & Drives

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AIR’s 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is AIR’s 2nd transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-10-07
Target Robotics & Drives
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) AIR
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Robotics & Drives

Mullingar, Ireland
Robotics & Drives develops intelligent robotics solutions tailored to specific customer needs with the goal of increasing quality, efficiencies and competitiveness. RDS is one of the robotics solutions providers with customers across various sectors, including CPG, food and beverage, medical devices, personal care, pharmaceutical, and industrial cloud solutions. Robotics & Drives was founded in 2005 and is based in Mullingar, Ireland.

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Buyer

AIR

Rochester Hills, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

AIR is an industrial automation company focused on acquiring and facilitating the growth of industrial automation companies serving diverse end markets with strong operational histories and tenured management teams. AIR is based in Rochester Hills, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Machinery M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 5
Country: Ireland M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2024 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-21 Sewtec

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Sewtec invents, designs, manufactures, installs, and supports complete bespoke industrial automation solutions worldwide. Working with some of the best-known brands across various industries, the team solves complex engineering challenges that others cannot or will not tackle. Sewtec was founded in 1982 and is based in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-18 Owens Design

Fremont, California, United States

Owens Design designs and builds custom automation equipment and factory systems for OEMs and manufacturers in high‑technology sectors. Owens Design is based in Fremont, California.

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