M&A Deal Summary

Burckhardt Compression Acquires SAMR Métal Rouge

On December 22, 2014, Burckhardt Compression acquired manufacturer SAMR Métal Rouge

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Burckhardt Compression’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Burckhardt Compression’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-22
Target SAMR Métal Rouge
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Burckhardt Compression
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SAMR Métal Rouge

Sainte Marie, France
SAMR Métal Rouge is a developer and manufacturer of premium sliding bearings for reciprocating compressors, turbo compressors, turbines, combustion engines, gears and pumps. SAMR is a specialist enterprise that has designed and manufactured high-end, durable sliding bearings for rotating machinery such as reciprocating compressors, turbo compressors, turbines, combustion engines, gears and pumps since 1947.

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Buyer

Burckhardt Compression

Winterthur, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1844
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees3,186
Revenue 1.1B CHF (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Burckhardt Compression is a manufacturer of reciprocating compressors. Burckhardt Compression was founded in 1844 and is based in Winterthur, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-26 Monitoring Technology - The Espresso

United States

Monitoring Technology LLC - The Espresso is applied by users in the petrochemical, cement and paper industries and offers a wide range of specialized frequency analysis and automatic diagnostic features. The “Espresso” product is based on 25 years of experience in early fault detection utilizing advanced diagnostics for rotating equipment such as gearboxes, extruders, cement mills and paper machines.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-22 Arkos Field Services

Houston, Texas, United States

Arkos is an experienced compression and equipment service provider that understands the issues and challenges of the natural gas industry. From installation and startup through operations and overhauls, we maintain, monitor and service equipment to allow our clients to concentrate on their core business. Short- and long-term maintenance agreements that meet specific operating and compliance requirements allow us to streamline processes, minimizing downtime and costs.

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