M&A Deal Summary

Hillenbrand Acquires K-Tron International

On January 11, 2010, Hillenbrand acquired machinery company K-Tron International for 390M USD

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

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-01-11
Target K-Tron International
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Hillenbrand
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 390M USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Morgan Lewis (Legal)

Target

K-Tron International

Pitman, New Jersey, United States
K-Tron is a designer and producer of material handling equipment and systems. The company serves many different industrial markets through two separate business lines. The Process Group focuses primarily on feeding and pneumatic conveying equipment, doing business under two main brands: K-Tron Feeders and K-Tron Premier. The Size Reduction Group concentrates on size reduction equipment, conveying systems and screening equipment, operating under three brands: Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach and Jeffrey Rader.

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Buyer

Hillenbrand

Batesville, Indiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 1906
Sector Machinery
Employees10,400
Revenue 2.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Hillenbrand is a diversified industrial company with multiple market-leading brands that serve a wide variety of industries across the globe. Hillenbrand's portfolio is composed of two business segments: the Process Equipment Group and Batesville. The Process Equipment Group businesses design, develop, manufacture and service highly engineered industrial equipment around the world. Batesville is a recognized leader in the North American death care industry. Hillenbrand was founded in 1906 and is based in Batesville, Indiana.

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Overall 1 of 8
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
FOLLOWING DEAL
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Rotex, Inc. is a developer of screening and separation equipment used in a broad range of process industries, including industrial minerals, food, grain, chemicals and plastics. Rotex specializes in providing high-volume, solid-to-solid gyratory separation equipment to customers around the world.

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