M&A Deal Summary

Air Distribution Technologies Acquires Koch Filter

On June 16, 2014, Air Distribution Technologies acquired manufacturer Koch Filter from Tomkins

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Air Distribution Technologies’ 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Air Distribution Technologies’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Air Distribution Technologies’ 1st transaction in Kentucky.
Investment Fate
  • Koch Filter was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2025 for 450M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-16
Target Koch Filter
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Air Distribution Technologies
Sellers(s) Tomkins
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Koch Filter

Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Koch Filter Corp is a world class manufacturer of air filtration products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Air Distribution Technologies

Plano, Texas, United States

Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Air Distribution Technologies is a provider of air-distribution and ventilation products for residential and industrial buildings in North America. Its brands include Koch Filter, Titus, Ruskin, Kreuger, PennBarry and Tuttle & Bailey and their product lines of grilles, registers and diffusers, terminal units, fire and smoke dampers, louvers, filters and fans. Air Distribution Technologies products are manufactured in the United States, Mexico, India, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Air Distribution Technologies is based in Plano, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Kentucky M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-24 Koch Filter

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Koch Filter Corp is a world class manufacturer of air filtration products.

Sell $450M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tomkins

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Engineering
Revenue 4.2B USD (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Tomkins is a global engineering and manufacturing leading group. This American company manufactures a variety of products for the industrial, automotive and building products market focusing on energy-efficiency and green products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: Kentucky M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-09 Air Distribution Technologies

Plano, Texas, United States

Air Distribution Technologies is a provider of air-distribution and ventilation products for residential and industrial buildings in North America. Its brands include Koch Filter, Titus, Ruskin, Kreuger, PennBarry and Tuttle & Bailey and their product lines of grilles, registers and diffusers, terminal units, fire and smoke dampers, louvers, filters and fans. Air Distribution Technologies products are manufactured in the United States, Mexico, India, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Air Distribution Technologies is based in Plano, Texas.

Sell $1.1B