M&A Deal Summary

Linde Acquires The BOC Group

On March 6, 2006, Linde acquired chemicals company The BOC Group for 8.0B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Linde’s 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Linde’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Linde’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-03-06
Target The BOC Group
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Linde
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 8.0B GBP

Target

The BOC Group

Guildford, United Kingdom
The BOC Group is a multinational industrial gas company. It was formed in 1886 is based in Guildford, England.

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Buyer

Linde

Woking, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1879
Sector Chemicals
Employees66,195
Revenue 32.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Linde is an international industrial gas and engineering company that offers oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, electronic and specialty gases, acetylene, and carbon monoxide. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants, such as olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen and synthesis gas, and other plants. Linde was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-01 AGA S.A. de C.V.

Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico

AGA S.A. de C.V. is a manufacture and distributor of industrial and medical gases.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-20 AGA S.A. de C.V.

Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico

AGA S.A. de C.V. is a manufacture and distributor of industrial and medical gases.

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