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Cadre Holdings Acquires Carr s Group - Engineering Division

On January 16, 2025, Cadre Holdings acquired diversified company Carr s Group - Engineering Division from Carr s Group for 75M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cadre Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Diversified sector.
  • This is Cadre Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cadre Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-01-16
Target Carr s Group - Engineering Division
Sector Diversified
Buyer(s) Cadre Holdings
Sellers(s) Carr s Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 75M GBP

Target

Carr s Group - Engineering Division

Carlisle, United Kingdom
Carr's Group's Engineering Division is comprised of brands including Wälischmiller GmbH, CarrsMSM, Bendalls Engineering, NW Total Engineered Solutions, and NuVision Engineering, Inc. With sites in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, the Engineering Division designs, manufactures and services equipment, vessels, precision components and remote handling systems for nuclear end-markets. Carr's Group's Engineering Division is based in Carlisle, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cadre Holdings

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Safety/Security
Employees2,435
Revenue 482M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Cadre Holdings manufactures and distributes safety and survivability products for first responders. Cadre's equipment provides critical protection to allow users to safely and securely perform their duties and protect those around them in hazardous or life-threatening situations. The Company's core products include body armor, explosive ordnance disposal equipment, and duty gear. Our highly engineered products are utilized by domestic and international first responders in state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal, emergency medical technicians, as well as numerous federal agencies and foreign government agencies in 104 countries. Cadre Holdings was founded in 1964 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Diversified) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2025) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-20 Alpha Safety

Golden, Colorado, United States

Alpha Safety is a global provider of highly engineered, technical products and services focused on radiation protection and safety in mission-critical operating environments. It offers a diversified suite of capabilities, including ventilation and containment, engineered containers, field services and maintenance, advanced transportation containers, specialty filters, and radiometric instrumentation. Alpha Safety was formed in 1986 and is based in Golden, Colorado.

Buy $107M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Carr s Group

Carlisle, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1831
Sector Diversified
Employees660
Revenue 143M GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Carr's Group is an international manufacturing value added products and solutions with market major brands and robust market positions in the agriculture and engineering sectors. Carr's Group was founded in 1831 and is based in Carlisle, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Diversified) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 4
Year (2025) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-25 Städele Feinmechanik

Bermatingen, Germany

Städele GmbH Feinmechanik develop and manufacture precision-engineered components for modular high-end robotic systems. One uses it, where the same absolute reliability, resilience, speed and precision are required.

Buy €8M
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