M&A Deal Summary

Kurita Water Industries Acquires U.S. Water Services

On February 8, 2019, Kurita Water Industries acquired environmental company U.S. Water Services from Allete

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kurita Water Industries’ 2nd transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Kurita Water Industries’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kurita Water Industries’ 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-08
Target U.S. Water Services
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Kurita Water Industries
Sellers(s) Allete
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

U.S. Water Services

St. Michael, Minnesota, United States
U.S. Water Services is a provider of integrated industrial solutions for water treatment. U.S. Water Services was founded in 1997 and is based in St. Michael, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kurita Water Industries

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1949
Sector Environmental
Employees7,981
Revenue 384.8B JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Kurita Water Industries is engaged in a wide spectrum of water- and environment-related business, including business related to water treatment facilities, highly advanced analysis of water quality and manufacture and sale of small-sized water treatment devices for household use. Kurita Water Industries was founded in 1949 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Environmental) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-29 Fracta

Redwood City, California, United States

Fracta, Inc. is a provider of software service for predicting water main degradations by applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Fracta, Inc. was established in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Buy $37M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-19 Keytech Water Management

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Keytech Water Management is a regional industrial water treatment company that offers their clientele a complete water management approach in the supply of innovative chemistries, complete equipment systems, and full-support, technical services assisting their customers in effectively maintaining their systems while achieving savings in water and energy. Keytech Water Management was established in 1981 and is based in Kitchener, Ontario.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Allete

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1906
Sector Utilities
Revenue 1.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to ALLETE's corporate headquarters in downtown Duluth, Minnesota.
Entrance to ALLETE's corporate headquarters in downtown Duluth, Minnesota.

Allete is an energy company operating Minnesota Power, an electric utility that serves 150,000 residents, 14 municipalities, and industrial customers. In addition to Minnesota Power, the company owns Superior Water, Light and Power, based in Superior, Wisconsin, Allete Clean Energy, based in Duluth; BNI Energy in Bismarck, N.D.; and New Energy Equity. ALLETE was founded in 1906 and is based in Duluth, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-10 U.S. Water Services

St. Michael, Minnesota, United States

U.S. Water Services is a provider of integrated industrial solutions for water treatment. U.S. Water Services was founded in 1997 and is based in St. Michael, Minnesota.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-02 New Energy Equity

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

New Energy Equity is a solar development company, having successfully completed more than 250 projects across the nation totaling more than 310 megawatts. New Energy Equity also offers comprehensive solar operations, maintenance, and asset management services to its customers. New Energy Equity was founded in 2013 and is based in Annapolis, Maryland.

Buy $166M