M&A Deal Summary

Columbus McKinnon Acquires Dorner Mfg.

On March 1, 2021, Columbus McKinnon acquired machinery company Dorner Mfg. from EQT for 485M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Columbus McKinnon’s 5th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Columbus McKinnon’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Columbus McKinnon’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Columbus McKinnon’s 2nd transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-03-01
Target Dorner Mfg.
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Columbus McKinnon
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 485M USD

Target

Dorner Mfg.

Hartland, Wisconsin, United States
Dorner Mfg. Corp. is a US-based major global provider of purpose-built, high-quality precision conveyor systems utilized in process automation operations to enhance productivity, quality, and profitability throughout the production process. Dorner Mfg. Corp was formed in 1996 and is based in Hartland, Wisconsin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Columbus McKinnon

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1875
Sector Machinery
Employees3,515
Revenue 1.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Columbus McKinnon designs, manufactures, and markets material handling products and services for various commercial and industrial end-user markets in the United States, Europe, Canada, and internationally. Columbus McKinnon was incorporated in 1875 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector (Machinery) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 8
State (Wisconsin) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2021) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-07 STAHL CraneSystems

Kunzelsau, Germany

STAHL CraneSystems GmbH is a provider of comprehensive range of products for lifting technology in the world.

Buy €224M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-04 Garvey

Hammonton, New Jersey, United States

Garvey is an accumulation systems solutions company providing unique, patented systems for the automation of production processes. Garvey is based in Hammonton, New Jersey.

Buy $74M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 139 of 186
Sector (Machinery) 12 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 55 of 72
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 16 of 27
Year (2021) 2 of 22
Size (of disclosed) 28 of 42
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-01 Fiberklaar

Ghent, Belgium

Fiberklaar is a telecom operator building a fiber-to-the-home network for 1.5m households and small businesses. Fiberklaar was founded in 2021 and is based in Ghent, Belgium.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-10 FocusVision

New York, New York, United States

FocusVision offers a comprehensive suite of experience insights software solutions including advanced surveys, online interviews, and focus groups, and online qualitative research community solutions to get brands close enough to their customers to have a full understanding of Customer Truth how they think, feel, and act. FocusVision was founded in 1990 and is based in New York City.

Sell -