M&A Deal Summary

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Acquires Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies

On January 11, 2017, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises acquired machinery company Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies for 55M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’ 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’ 2nd transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-11
Target Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 55M USD

Target

Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies

Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States
Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies, Inc. is a provider of custom-engineered acoustic, emission and filtration solutions to the natural gas power generation, mid-stream natural gas pipeline, locomotive and general industrial end-markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises

Akron, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1867
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees2,200
Revenue 999M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is a provider of an advanced energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, with operations, subsidiaries and joint ventures worldwide. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was incorporated in 1867 and is based in Akron, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Machinery) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 6
State (Wisconsin) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-23 Spig

Paruzzaro , Italy

Spig is an engineering and contracting company that operates globally in the closed-loop industrial cooling systems sector, including cooling towers (wet cooling), air-cooled condensers, and air coolers (dry cooling). Its cooling systems are installed in power plants, refineries, petrochemical plants, and other industrial plants where cooling is critical. Spig is based in Paruzzaro , Italy.

Buy €155M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-08 MEGTEC Systems

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States

MEGTEC Systems, Inc. is a provider of an exhaust-air purification systems and dryers and coating systems for the production of electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. MEGTEC Systems was founded in 1997 and is based in De Pere, Wisconsin.

Sell €110M