M&A Deal Summary

Lincoln Electric Acquires Applied Robotics

On July 29, 2011, Lincoln Electric acquired machinery company Applied Robotics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 11th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 2nd transaction in Nevada.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-07-29
Target Applied Robotics
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Lincoln Electric
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Applied Robotics

Reno, Nevada, United States
Applied Robotics, Inc. is a manufacturer of CNC cutting tables and accessories in North America. Applied Robotics is known in the welding industry by its brand name, Torchmate.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lincoln Electric

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1895
Sector Machinery
Employees12,000
Revenue 4.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Lincoln Electric's corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
Entrance to Lincoln Electric's corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.

Lincoln Electric is a designer and manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma, and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Lincoln Electric was founded in 1895 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 47
Sector (Machinery) 11 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 39
State (Nevada) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 25
Year (2011) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-29 Techalloy

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Techalloy is a manufacturer is a privately-held producer of nickel alloy and stainless steel welding consumables.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-08 Weartech International

Anaheim, California, United States

Weartech International, Inc. is a producer of cobalt-based hard facing and wear-resistant welding consumables.

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