M&A Deal Summary

Caterpillar Acquires Barber-Greene

On April 16, 1991, Caterpillar acquired machinery company Barber-Greene

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Caterpillar’s 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Caterpillar’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Caterpillar’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1991-04-16
Target Barber-Greene
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Caterpillar
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 4 of 38
Sector (Machinery) 3 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 27
State (Minnesota) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 18
Year (1991) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1990-01-01 Balderson

Wamego, Kansas, United States

Balderson, Inc., is a provider of work tools for mining and construction.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-01 F.G. Wilson

Belfast, Ireland

FG Wilson is a supplier of diesel and gas generator sets. FG Wilson's products range from 6.8 - 2,500 kVA, including open and enclosed generator sets providing prime and standby power - from standby domestic use, right up to power modules with the ability to operate as complete power stations supplying electricity to national grids.

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