M&A Deal Summary

CD&R and IR Acquire Hussmann

On September 30, 2011, private equity firm CD&R and IR acquired manufacturer Hussmann

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CD&R’s 1st and IR’s 5th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is CD&R’s 20th and IR’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is CD&R’s 1st and IR’s 1st transaction in Montana.
Investment Fate
  • Hussmann was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2015 for 1.5B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-09-30
Target Hussmann
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) CD&R
IR
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Hussmann

Bridgeton, Montana, United States
Hussmann Corp. is a manufacturer of refrigerated display cases and systems.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

CD&R

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) is a large private equity firm that targets non-core divestitures of large corporations, growth equity financings, traditional buyouts, and corporate/family partnerships. CD&R looks for opportunities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia and will consider businesses in a wide range of sectors including consumer/retail, healthcare, industrials, and services. Prospective companies generally lead their respective markets, have stable cash flows, and possess competitive advantages through differentiated products, services, or processes. CD&R was formed in 1978 and has offices in New York City and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 94
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 12
State: Montana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 20 of 68
Year: 2011 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-01 Diversey

Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States

Diversey is a hygiene and cleaning solutions company that integrates chemicals, floor care machines, tools, and equipment, with a wide range of technology-based value-added services, food safety services, and water and energy management. Diversey was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Sell $4.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-31 Roofing Supply Group

Dallas, Texas, United States

Roofing Supply Group LLC is a wholesale distributor of roofing supplies and related materials.

Buy -
Buyer

IR

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1859
Sector Machinery
Employees18,000
Revenue 7.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Ingersoll Rand's corporate headquarters in Davidson, North Carolina.
Ingersoll Rand's corporate headquarters in Davidson, North Carolina.

IR manufactures engineered products including compressors, liquid ring pumps and blowers for various industrial, medical, environmental, transportation and process applications, pumps used in the petroleum and industrial market segments and other fluid transfer equipment, such as loading arms and dry break couplers, serving chemical, petroleum and food industries. IR was founded in 1859 and is based in Davidson, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 53
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 5 of 15
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Montana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 28
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-21 CompAir

Redditch, United Kingdom

CompAir is a manufacturer of compressed air and gas systems with sales of around £250m per year. Employing a workforce of approximately 2,000 worldwide, CompAir has manufacturing facilities in the UK, Continental Europe and China, as well as sales outlets in over 100 other countries.

Buy £200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-11 Robuschi

Parma, Italy

Robuschi SpA as a machine shop for repair and maintenance of centrifugal pumps, primarily for agriculture. The emphasis on technological development has led the company to the production of centrifugal pumps and, later, to that of vacuum pumps and blowers for various industrial sectors. More recently Robuschi has also initiated the production of integrated blowers (Robox) and screw compressors.

Buy €152M