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GKN and Continental Acquire Continental Emitec

On January 1, 1986, GKN and Continental acquired automotive company Continental Emitec

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GKN’s 1st and Continental’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is GKN’s 1st and Continental’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1986-01-01
Target Continental Emitec
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) GKN
Continental
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Continental Emitec

Lohmar, Germany
Continental Emitec GmbH is a specialist manufacturer of metallic catalytic converter substrates and more recently of selective catalytic reduction dosing systems. It serves car, truck, and motorcycle manufacturers; and non-road sector producers of tractors, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, ship engines.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

GKN

Redditch, United Kingdom
Category Company
Sector Engineering
Employees51,400
Revenue 9.7B GBP (2017)
DESCRIPTION

GKN is a global engineering company. Known for its expertise in advanced manufacturing, GKN specializes in designing, manufacturing, and supplying innovative components and systems for the automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets. Its extensive product portfolio includes driveline technologies, electric drivetrains, lightweight structures, aerospace systems, and power management solutions. GKN is based in Redditch, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 20
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 7
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 3
Year: 1986 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-09-08 Marex Technology

United Kingdom

Marex Technology Ltd. is a British company specializing in plant information management systems (PIMS) software for oil refineries and chemical and petrochemical plants. Plant information management systems are fundamental systems positioned between on-site production control systems in plants, such as distributed control systems, and supervisory management information systems, such as SAP R/3.

Sell $3M
Buyer

Continental

Hanover, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1871
Sector Manufacturing
Employees182,629
Revenue 39.7B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Continental is a tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Continental was founded in 1871 and is based in Hanover, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 21
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 11
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 5
Year: 1986 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-03 Motorola Solutions - Automotive Electronics Business

United States

Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Automotive Electronics Business includes Motorola's controls, sensor, interior electronics and telematics businesses.

Buy $1.0B
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