M&A Deal Summary

Lincoln Electric Acquires Wayne Trail Technologies

On May 18, 2012, Lincoln Electric acquired machinery company Wayne Trail Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 12th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lincoln Electric’s 2nd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-05-18
Target Wayne Trail Technologies
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Lincoln Electric
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Wayne Trail Technologies

Fort Loramie, Ohio, United States
Wayne Trail Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of automated systems and tooling, serving a wide range of applications in the metal processing market.

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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 22 of 47
Sector (Machinery) 12 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 39
State (Ohio) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 9 of 25
Year (2012) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-30 Kaliburn

Ladson, South Carolina, United States

Kaliburn is a designer and manufacturer of shape cutting solutions.

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