M&A Deal Summary

Emerson Acquires Knurr AG

On January 31, 2006, Emerson acquired manufacturer Knurr AG from 3i Private Equity for 80M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emerson’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Emerson’s 15th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Emerson’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-01-31
Target Knurr AG
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Emerson
Sellers(s) 3i Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 80M EUR

Target

Knurr AG

Arnstorf, Germany
Knurr designs, produces and integrates standardized and customized rack systems, enclosures, backplanes, thermal management and power supply systems, applied components and functional furnishing systems. Knurr develops and produces PDUs and socket strips internally, which enables each customer-specific requirement to be implemented.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Emerson

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1890
Sector Diversified
Employees73,000
Revenue 17.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Emerson Electric's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
Emerson Electric's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.

Emerson is a diversified manufacturing and technology company. Emerson offers a wide range of products and services in the industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions businesses. Emerson was founded in 1890 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 68
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 55
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-24 Cooligy

Mountain View, California, United States

Cooligy, Inc, a developer and manufacturer of active cooling technology for microprocessors and other heat-generating components.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-02 Artesyn Embedded Technologies

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Artesyn Embedded Technologies is a designer, manufacturer, and seller of power conversion and embedded board solutions for infrastructure applications in server and storage, networking, wireless, and telecommunications systems. Artesyn Embedded Technologies, Inc. products are used in middle to high-end servers, data storage devices, routers, hubs, high-speed modems, RF amplification systems, base station controllers and transceivers.

Buy $500M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 196
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 63
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 13
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 26
Size (of disclosed) 59 of 78
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 La Sirena

Barcelona, Spain

La Sirena is a frozen food specialist operating more than 260 stores. The company also distributes its branded products via its own on-line platform and through wholesale agreements with Amazon, Glovo and national retailers such as Carrefour and Eroski. La Sirena was founded in 1984 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-13 Tag

Norwich, United Kingdom

Tag is a provider of marketing and communications supply chain services. Tag helps organizations transform business processes, enhance customer conversations and realize the potential of their brands. Tag was founded in 1820 and is based in Norwich, United Kingdom.

Sell £110M