M&A Deal Summary

Bradken Acquires Roche Castings Foundry Pty

On January 19, 2005, Bradken acquired metals/mining company Roche Castings Foundry Pty from Downer for 28M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bradken’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Bradken’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bradken’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-01-19
Target Roche Castings Foundry Pty
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Bradken
Sellers(s) Downer
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 28M USD

Target

Roche Castings Foundry Pty

Australia
Roche Castings Foundry Pty Ltd. specializes in the manufacture of casting products for the mining, rail and engineering industries.

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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 1 of 15
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (Australia) 1 of 10
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-16 G.W. Brown Pty

Australia

G.W. Brown Pty Ltd. is a supplier of scrap metal.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Downer

Sydney, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Infrastructure
Employees30,000
Revenue 11.0B AUD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Downer is a provider of comprehensive engineering and infrastructure management services. Downer was founded in 1989 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Australia) 1 of 2
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-20 Spotless

Melbourne, Australia

Spotless is a provider of outsourced facilities management and services, providing expert delivery of over 120 different support programs. Spotless has a significant presence in Australia and New Zealand, with subsidiary operations in 30 different countries. Spotless is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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