M&A Deal Summary

Manitou BF Acquires Gehl

On September 8, 2008, Manitou BF acquired machinery company Gehl for 450M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Manitou BF’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Manitou BF’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Manitou BF’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Manitou BF’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-09-08
Target Gehl
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Manitou BF
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 450M USD

Target

Gehl

West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
Gehl Co., Inc. is a manufacturer and distributer of compact equipment

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Buyer

Manitou BF

Ancenis, France
Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Machinery
Employees5,274
Revenue 2.9B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Manitou BF is a manufacturer and distributor of material-handling equipment based in France. Manitou BF was founded in 1954 and is based in Ancenis, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-27 Lifttek

Vantaa, Finland

Lifttek is a distributor of an equipment and provides aftersales service to the construction and agricultural markets. Lifttek was founded in 1995 and is based in Vantaa, Finland.

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