M&A Deal Summary

GWS Tool Acquires North American Tool

On February 4, 2020, GWS Tool acquired manufacturer North American Tool

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GWS Tool’s 5th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is GWS Tool’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GWS Tool’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-02-04
Target North American Tool
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) GWS Tool
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

North American Tool

South Beloit, Illinois, United States
North American Tool Corp. is a provider of special taps, dies, and gages. North American Tool is based in South Beloit, Illinois.

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Buyer

GWS Tool

Tavares, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

GWS Tool is a manufacturer of engineered custom, standard, and modified standard cutting tools, primarily servicing the aerospace and defense, power generation, automotive, and medical sectors. GWS Tool was formed in 2014 and is based in Tavares, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector (Manufacturing) 5 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 10
State (Illinois) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 9
Year (2020) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-07 Intrepid Tool Industries

Surprise, Arizona, United States

Intrepid Tool Industries is a provider of carbide, HSS, and PCD cutting tools to the aerospace sector, with a special emphasis on threaded-shank and/or brazed construction drills, reamers and countersinks. Intrepid Tool Industries is based in Surprise, Arizona.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-20 STF Precision

Arden, North Carolina, United States

STF Precision is a manufacturer of precision cutting tools, primarily in the categories of polycrystalline diamond tools (PCD), single-crystal diamond tools (SCD), and Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN). STF Precision product capability portfolio includes brazed PCD-rotary tools for non-ferrous materials, PCD 8-facet drills for aerospace composites, PCD grooving inserts for automotive applications, and multi-stepped brazed PCD monoblock tools.

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