M&A Deal Summary

Graco Acquires Gusmer

On February 4, 2005, Graco acquired machinery company Gusmer from PMC Global for 45M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graco’s 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Graco’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Graco’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Graco’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-02-04
Target Gusmer
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Graco
Sellers(s) PMC Global
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 45M USD

Target

Gusmer

Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
Gusmer Corp., is a designer and manufacturer of specialized two component dispense equipment systems, as well as replacement parts used in the operation of its equipment. Its dispense equipment systems are designed specifically for use with multiple component formulations such as polyesters, polyureas, polyurethanes and epoxies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Graco

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1926
Sector Machinery
Employees4,000
Revenue 2.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Graco's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Graco's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Graco supplies technology and expertise for the management of fluids in both industrial and commercial applications. It designs, manufactures and markets systems and equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid materials. Graco was founded in 1926 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 11
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2005) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-04 Gusmer Europe S.L.

Barcelona, Spain

Gusmer Europe S.L., is a manufacture of system and replacing parts.

Buy $20M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-28 GlasCraft

North Canton, Ohio, United States

GlasCraft, Inc., is a designer and manufacturer of equipment and technology for the dynamic plural component industries. GlasCraft produces a full line of metering, mixing and dispensing systems and aggressively pursues new product development, providing the industry with user friendly equipment that is compatible with current and evolving materials.

Buy $35M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

PMC Global

Sun Valley, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION

PMC Global, Inc. is a diversified industrial company with extensive holdings in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electronics and machinery worldwide.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-04 Gusmer Europe S.L.

Barcelona, Spain

Gusmer Europe S.L., is a manufacture of system and replacing parts.

Sell $20M