Divestiture • Marine

Finning Acquires Cat Motoren GMBH & Co. KG

On January 8, 2001, Finning acquired marine company Cat Motoren GMBH & Co. KG from Caterpillar

Acquisition Context
  • This is Finning’s 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is Finning’s 1st transaction in Germany.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 8, 2001
Target Cat Motoren GMBH & Co. KG
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) Finning
Sellers(s) Caterpillar
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Cat Motoren GMBH & Co. KG

Hamburg, Germany
Cat Motoren GMBH & Co. KG manufactures diesel engines primarily for marine propulsion ranging from 1,260 hp to 22,030 hp.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Finning

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1933
Sector Machinery
Employees15,279
Revenue 11.2B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Finning is an operator that sells, rents, and services caterpillar equipment and engines, along with related parts and performance solutions. Finning was founded in 1933 and is based in Surrey, Canada.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 11
Sector: Marine 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 2
Country: Germany 1 of 1
Year: 2001 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-11-30 Hewden Stuart

Manchester, United Kingdom

Hewden is an equipment rental company, providing equipment rental and contract management services to key businesses in virtually every sector of British industry. Equipment rental typically includes cranes, dumpers, excavators, access platforms and power generation tools.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-10-23 Interior Lift Truck Services

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Interior Lift Truck Services, Inc. provides sales, rentals and servicing of new and used forklifts and high-reach equipment.

Sell CA$65M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Caterpillar

Irving, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1925
Sector Machinery
Employees112,900
Revenue 64.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Caterpillar office in Tucson, Arizona.
Caterpillar office in Tucson, Arizona.

Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar principally operates through three product segments. These include Resource Industries, Construction Industries, and Energy & Transportation. Caterpillar also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. Caterpillar was incorporated in 1925 and is based in Irving, Texas.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector: Marine 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 2 of 7
Country: Germany 1 of 1
Year: 2001 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-11-14 HIndustan Earthmoving Equipment

Thiruvallur, India

Hindustan Earthmoving Equipment is the machinery division of Hindustan Motors. It has two facilities in south India; one at Thiruvallur in the state of Tamil Nadu and a second at Pondicherry.

Buy $73M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-01-11 Ironmart

Lexington, South Carolina, United States

Ironmart LLC specialize in used forestry/logging, recycling/grinding, chipping, and screening equipment on a national and international scale.

Buy -

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