M&A Deal Summary

Curtiss-Wright Acquires Williams Controls

On November 1, 2012, Curtiss-Wright acquired automotive company Williams Controls for 119M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Curtiss-Wright’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Curtiss-Wright’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Curtiss-Wright’s 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Curtiss-Wright’s 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-11-01
Target Williams Controls
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Curtiss-Wright
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 119M USD

Target

Williams Controls

Portland, Oregon, United States
Williams Controls, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of control systems and sensors primarily for use in the transportation industry.

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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 41 of 59
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 23 of 41
State (Oregon) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 29 of 41
Year (2012) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 47
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-24 PG Drives Technology

Christchurch, United Kingdom

PG Drives Technology Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered controllers and drives used in a wide variety of advanced electric-powered industrial and medical vehicles.

Buy $64M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-05 AP Services

Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States

AP Services, Inc. is a supplier of fluid sealing technologies and services to the nuclear and fossil power generation markets, with proven performance in delivering solutions that improve plant reliability and safety, and also reduce operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.

Buy $30M