M&A Deal Summary

Bulten Acquires PSM International

On December 20, 2019, Bulten acquired machinery company PSM International from EQT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bulten’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Bulten’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-12-20
Target PSM International
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Bulten
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

PSM International

Wales, United Kingdom
PSM International is a multinational full-service provider of fastening solutions to a diverse customer base in the automotive, notebook, mobile phone, and general manufacturing industries. PSM International was founded in 1931 and is based in Wales. England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bulten

Gothenburg, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1873
Sector Automotive
Employees1,915
Revenue 5.8B SEK (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Bulten is a provider of fasteners to the European automotive industry. The company’s product range includes everything from customer-specific standard products to specialist, customized fasteners. The company also provides technical development, line-feeding, logistics, material, and production expertise. Bulten was founded in 1873 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-22 Finnveden Metal Structures AB

Frölunda, Sweden

Finnveden Metal Structures AB is a manufacturer of products and components made of steel, aluminium and magnesium for the automotive sector and general industry.

Sell kr372M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 127 of 194
Sector: Machinery M&A 11 of 13
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 52 of 76
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 7
Year: 2019 M&A 15 of 15
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Murray, Utah, United States

Clinical Innovations is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical devices that improve healthcare outcomes for clinicians and their patients. With particular emphasis on healthcare solutions for women and their infants, Clinical Innovations employs high-quality standards in every aspect of the business to make advancements in technology and bring innovative ideas to life. Clinical Innovations is based in Murray, Utah.

Sell $525M
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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