Divestiture • Manufacturing

Dover Acquires Waukesha Bearings

On January 1, 1977, Dover acquired manufacturer Waukesha Bearings from Technicare for 13M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Dover’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Dover’s 17th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dover’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dover’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 1, 1977
Target Waukesha Bearings
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Dover
Sellers(s) Technicare
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 13M USD

Target Company

Waukesha Bearings

Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Waukesha Bearings a designer and manufacturer of engineered hydrodynamic bearings and magnetic bearing systems for high-performing turbomachinery in oil & gas, power generation, marine and industrial markets. Typical applications include gas, steam and hydro turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, generators, gearboxes, pumps and motors.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Dover

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Machinery
Employees24,000
Revenue 7.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Dover's corporate headquarters in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Dover's corporate headquarters in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Dover is a diversified manufacturer of industrial products. Dover delivers innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through four major operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Dover was founded in 1947 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 62
Sector: Manufacturing 1 of 17
Type: Divestiture 1 of 4
State: Wisconsin 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 42
Year: 1977 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 18
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1984-06-29 Sargent Aerospace & Defense

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Sargent Aerospace & Defense, Inc. is a manufacturer of precision-engineered components and aftermarket services. Sargent performs critical functions on a variety of commercial and military aircraft, submarines and land-based vehicles in operation worldwide, and our customer base includes some of the best-known names in aerospace and defense for both the OEM and MRO marketplaces.

Buy $68M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Technicare

Solon, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Technicare Corp. a manufacturer of medical equipments.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Wisconsin 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 1977 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1