M&A Deal Summary

BorgWarner Acquires Traction Systems

On February 1, 2011, BorgWarner acquired automotive company Traction Systems from Haldex for 205M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BorgWarner’s 4th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is BorgWarner’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BorgWarner’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-02-01
Target Traction Systems
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) BorgWarner
Sellers(s) Haldex
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 205M USD

Target

Traction Systems

Landskrona, Sweden
Traction Systems is a leading player in the market for all wheel drive systems for passenger vehicles. Its customers include Volkswagen (including Audi, Skoda, Seat, Lamborghini, Bugatti), Volvo, Land Rover and GM. T

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BorgWarner

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Automotive
Employees39,900
Revenue 14.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
BorgWarner's corporate headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
BorgWarner's corporate headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

BorgWarner is a global supplier of highly engineered automotive systems and components primarily for powertrain applications. The Company's products help improve vehicle performance, fuel efficiency, stability and air quality. These products are manufactured and sold worldwide, primarily to original equipment manufacturers of light vehicles, vans and light trucks. The Company's products are also sold to other OEMs of commercial vehicles and off-highway vehicles. BorgWarner also manufactures and sells its products to certain Tier One vehicle systems suppliers and into the aftermarket for light, commercial and off-highway vehicles. The Company operates manufacturing facilities serving customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia and is an original equipment supplier to every major automotive OEM in the world. BorgWarner was founded in 1987 and is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 17
Sector (Automotive) 4 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
Country (Sweden) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-09 Dytech ENSA SL

Pontevedra, Spain

Dytech ENSA SL, a producer of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers, EGR tubes, and integrated EGR modules including valves for automotive and commercial vehicle applications, both on- and off-road. With locations in Spain, Portugal and India, Dytech ENSA employs approximately 1,000 people and supplies customers such as Renault/Nissan, VW/Audi, Ford, Fiat, Navistar, GM, Daimler, PSA, Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, TATA, Ashok Leyland, MAN, and IVECO.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-30 BorgWarner - Tire Pressure Monitoring

United States

The tire pressure monitoring business was acquired in 2005 as a small piece of the BERU diesel cold start and ignition systems business. While the tire pressure monitoring product technology has been continuously developed and meets the upcoming strict European standards,

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Haldex

Landskrona, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1887
Sector Automotive
Employees2,003
Revenue 4.6B SEK (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Haldex is a provider of proprietary and innovative solutions to the global vehicle industry. Haldex focuses on products that enhance safety, environment and vehicle dynamics. Haldex was founded in 1887 and is based in Landskrona, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-22 Concentric

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Concentric is a provider of oil, water and fuel pumps for medium and heavy duty diesel engines used in commercial applications, trucks and construction equipment and has a comprehensive customer base, including all the diesel engine manufacturers, such as Cummins, Caterpillar and Daimler.

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