Divestiture • Metals/Mining

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 Context
  • 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.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 19, 2005
Target Roche Castings Foundry Pty
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Bradken
Sellers(s) Downer
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 28M USD

Target Company

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 Overview 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 Context for Buyer #
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 Profile 1

SELLER

Downer

Sydney, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Infrastructure
Employees26,000
Revenue 10.5B AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

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


Deal Context for Seller #
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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