M&A Deal Summary

Caterpillar Acquires Balderson

On January 1, 1990, Caterpillar acquired machinery company Balderson

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Caterpillar’s 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Caterpillar’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Caterpillar’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1990-01-01
Target Balderson
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Caterpillar
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Balderson

Wamego, Kansas, United States
Balderson, Inc., is a provider of work tools for mining and construction.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Caterpillar

Irving, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1925
Sector Machinery
Employees113,200
Revenue 67.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Caterpillar office in Tucson, Arizona.
Caterpillar office in Tucson, Arizona.

Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar principally operates through three product segments. These include Resource Industries, Construction Industries, and Energy & Transportation. Caterpillar also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. Caterpillar was incorporated in 1925 and is based in Irving, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 38
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 27
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 18
Year (1990) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1988-01-01 Carter Machinery Company

Salem, Virginia, United States

Carter Machinery is a Caterpillar dealership headquartered in Salem, Virginia, and has operations and stores covering Virginia and nine counties in southeast West Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1991-04-16 Barber-Greene

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Barber-Greene Co., Inc., a domestic producer of pavers. Barber sells standard material handling machines to mechanize small manual tasks in an economical way.

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