M&A Deal Summary

Curtiss-Wright Acquires Bolts Metallizing

On March 16, 2015, Curtiss-Wright acquired chemicals company Bolts Metallizing

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Curtiss-Wright’s 7th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Curtiss-Wright’s 36th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Curtiss-Wright’s 2nd transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-03-16
Target Bolts Metallizing
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Curtiss-Wright
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bolts Metallizing

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Bolts Metallizing, Inc. is a provider of thermal spray coatings for critical aerospace applications, including high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) and plasma spray coating capabilities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Curtiss-Wright

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Diversified
Employees8,600
Revenue 2.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Curtiss-Wright is a global company that delivers highly engineered, critical function products and services to the commercial, defense, energy, and industrial markets. Curtiss-Wright operates through three segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Energy. The Commercial segment offers products/services that include surface technology services such as shot peening, laser peening, coatings and advanced surface analytics; industrial products such as electronic throttle control devices and transmission shifters; electro-mechanical actuation control components, and utility systems used on aircraft. The Defense segment produces embedded computing board level modules, integrated subsystems, turret aiming and stabilization products, and weapons handling systems. The Energy segment produces a wide range of hardware, pumps, valves, pressure vessels, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing technologies for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers. Curtiss-Wright was founded in 1929 and is based in Davidson, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 59
Sector (Chemicals) 7 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 33 of 41
State (Arizona) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 36 of 41
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-13 Douglas Equipment

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Douglas Equipment Ltd. is a provider of ground support vehicles for the defense and commercial aviation markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-01 TapcoEnpro International

Channelview, Texas, United States

TapcoEnpro manufactures fabricated components for Refining and Petrochemical processing.

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