M&A Deal Summary

AMETEK Acquires O Brien

On January 26, 2012, AMETEK acquired electrical equipment company O Brien from Industrial Growth Partners for 175M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AMETEK’s 6th transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is AMETEK’s 12th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AMETEK’s 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AMETEK’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-01-26
Target O Brien
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) AMETEK
Sellers(s) Industrial Growth Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 175M USD

Target

O Brien

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
O'Brien Corp. is a manufacturer of industrial tubing bundles and equipment enclosures used for analytical, instrumentation and mechanical applications in the refining, petrochemical, power generation, offshore oil & gas, pharmaceutical, solar, and semiconductor markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AMETEK

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1930
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees21,500
Revenue 6.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to AMETEK's headquarters in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
Entrance to AMETEK's headquarters in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

AMETEK is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. AMETEK was founded in 1930 and is based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 72
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 6 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 28 of 65
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 29 of 59
Year (2012) 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 37
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-03 Technical Manufacturing

Peabody, Massachusetts, United States

TMC designs and manufactures the world’s most complete line of active and passive precision vibration control systems. We serve global research and industry with a broad range of applications including semiconductor manufacturing, life science, optics, metrology, and numerous academic, industrial and military research projects by providing cost-effective, elegant solutions to problems caused by ambient building floor vibration.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-02 Dunkermotoren

Bonndorf, Germany

Dunkermotoren GmbH is a developing and producing high-precision electric drive systems for customers in industrial automation, building technology, energy technology (photovoltaics) and medical technology for over 50 years.

Buy €250M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Industrial Growth Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 3.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Industrial Growth Partners (IGP) is a private equity firm that invests in privately held, lower middle-market manufacturing and manufacturing services companies. Specific areas of interest include industrial components and equipment, electrical and electronic equipment, process instrumentation and controls, analytical instruments and measuring devices, filtration and pumps, specialty chemicals, plastics, and healthcare/safety equipment. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, management buy-ins, and growth capital financings. Target companies typically are profitable and have annual revenues up to $250 million. IGP was formed in 1997 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 34
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 18
State (Missouri) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 13 of 33
Year (2012) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-23 Seaboard International

Houston, Texas, United States

Seaboard International, Inc. is a wellhead solutions provider that manufactures proprietary, highly engineered wellhead and pressure control equipment. Seaboard also offers related critical field service, equipment repair and frac tree rental.

Sell $675M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-05 API Heat Transfer

Buffalo, New York, United States

API Heat Transfer is a designer and manufacturer of a wide range of heat transfer technologies that service virtually every industrial market including food and beverage, dairy, compressors, air separation, chemical processing, mobile vehicles, power generation, pharmaceuticals, HVAC, and a wide variety of general industrial applications.

Sell -