M&A Deal Summary

Manitou BF Acquires Gehl Co.

On September 8, 2008, Manitou BF acquired machinery company Gehl Co. 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 Co.
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Manitou BF
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 450M USD

Target

Gehl Co.

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
Employees5,816
Revenue 2.7B EUR (2024)
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 M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Wisconsin M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 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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