M&A Deal Summary

Lincoln Electric Acquires Bester S.A.

On September 13, 2001, Lincoln Electric acquired machinery company Bester S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-09-13
Target Bester S.A.
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Lincoln Electric
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bester S.A.

Bielawa, Poland
Bester S.A. is a Polish manufacturer of welding equipment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lincoln Electric

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1895
Sector Machinery
Employees12,000
Revenue 4.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Lincoln Electric's corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
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 5 of 47
Sector: Machinery M&A 3 of 25
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 39
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-02-01 C.I.F.E.

Italy

C.I.F.E. S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of welding wires and machines.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-08 Messer Soldaduras de Venezuela S. A.

Caracas, Venezuela

Messer Soldaduras de Venezuela S. A., a manufacturer of welding consumables.

Buy -