Divestiture • Machinery

Donaldson Acquires Aerospace Filtration Systems

On March 1, 2007, Donaldson acquired machinery company Aerospace Filtration Systems from Westar Aerospace and Defense Group

Acquisition Context
  • This is Donaldson’s 5th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Donaldson’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Donaldson’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 1, 2007
Target Aerospace Filtration Systems
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Donaldson
Sellers(s) Westar Aerospace and Defense Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Aerospace Filtration Systems

Saint Charles, Missouri, United States
Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc., is a provider in designing, developing and manufacturing high-performance air filters for commercial and military aircraft.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Donaldson

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Machinery
Employees14,000
Revenue 3.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Donaldson's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Donaldson's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Donaldson is a provider of filtration systems and replacement parts. Donaldson is a technology-driven company committed to satisfying customer needs for filtration solutions through innovative research and development. Donaldson was incorporated in 1915 and is based in Bloomington, Minnesota.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 6 of 17
Sector: Machinery 5 of 10
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
State: Missouri 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 10
Year: 2007 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-04-04 Le Bozec Filtration and Systems

Paris, France

Le Bozec Filtration and Systems, designs, manufactures and sells filtration equipment for the management of air, fuel, hydraulic fluid and air pressure on aircraft and helicopters.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-04 LMC West

Riverbank, California, United States

LMC West, Inc., designs and manufactures dust collectors and industrial filtration systems for woodworking, agricultural and industrial applications.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Westar Aerospace and Defense Group

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Defense
DESCRIPTION

Westar Aerospace and Defense Group, Inc. is a provider of specialized technology and engineering solutions and services to the Department of Defense, U.S. Government agencies and aerospace industry customers.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Missouri 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2007 1 of 1