M&A Deal Summary

Bradken Acquires AmeriCast Technologies

On July 28, 2008, Bradken acquired metals/mining company AmeriCast Technologies from Castle Harlan for 288M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bradken’s 6th transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Bradken’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bradken’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bradken’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-07-28
Target AmeriCast Technologies
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Bradken
Sellers(s) Castle Harlan
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 288M USD

Target

AmeriCast Technologies

Atchison, Kansas, United States
AmeriCast Technologies is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of high-engineered steel and iron castings and machined components for customers such as Caterpillar, General Electric and Electro-Motive.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bradken

Mayfield West, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees3,334
Revenue 819M AUD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Bradken Ltd. is a global foundry and metal casting business, specializing in innovative, custom-designed iron and steel parts and equipment. The company supply the world’s largest mining companies with our tailored products including ground engaging tools (GET), crawler shoes, mill liners, crusher liners and wear solutions and monitoring systems.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 15
Sector (Metals/Mining) 6 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 12
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-01 Cast Metal Services Pty

Northgate, Australia

Cast Metal Services Pty Ltd. is a supplier of raw materials, consumables and technology to the molten metal industry primarily supplying into foundries, steelworks and smelters.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Matrix Engineers Pty

Perth, Australia

Matrix Engineers Pty Ltd. is a provider of engineering, design and drafting services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Castle Harlan

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Castle Harlan is a large private equity firm that targets private company investments in the US and Australia. Castle Harlan targets businesses in a wide range of industries that include, packaging, industrial services, manufacturing, restaurants, business services, distribution, publishing, and transportation. Castle Harlan can provide both equity and mezzanine capital. The Firm is affiliated with Australian private equity firm CHAMP Private Equity, and together formed CHAMP - Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners. Castle Harlan was formed in 1987 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 38
Sector (Metals/Mining) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 17
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 30
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-12 Anchor Drilling Fluids

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Anchor Drilling Fluids is an onshore drilling fluids and fluid handling service company in United States, providing engineered drilling fluid solutions and well site services to oil and natural gas land drillers. Anchor Drilling Fluids was founded in 1984 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Buy $250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-13 United Malt Holdings

Australia

United Malt Holdings ("UMH"), one of the world's largest producers of malt for use in the brewing and distilling industries. The businesses were acquired from Conagra Foods Inc of the United States and Tiger Brands of South Africa. The remaining 40 percent of Bairds Malt was acquired in 2007.

Sell AU$757M
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