M&A Deal Summary

Middleby Acquires Auto-Bake Pty

On August 2, 2011, Middleby acquired machinery company Auto-Bake Pty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Middleby’s 9th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Middleby’s 2nd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-08-02
Target Auto-Bake Pty
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Middleby
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Auto-Bake Pty

Hornsby, Australia
Auto-Bake Pty Ltd. is a manufacturer of automated baking systems for the food processing industry.

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Buyer

Middleby

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1888
Sector Manufacturing
Employees10,616
Revenue 3.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Middleby designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services a broad line of food service equipment used in all types of commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, food preparation, cooking, baking, chilling, and packaging equipment for food processing operations, and premium kitchen equipment including ranges, ovens, refrigerators, ventilation, and dishwashers primarily used in the residential market. Middleby was founded in 1888 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 77
Sector: Machinery M&A 9 of 37
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 70
Country: Australia M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2011 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-08 Maurer-Atmos

Reichenau, Germany

Maurer-Atmos GmbH is a manufacturer of thermal processing systems. Maurer-Atmos is a globally recognized brand with a reputation for superior quality. Its extensive portfolio of batch and continuous cooking systems will further extend ability to offer unique and innovative solutions to food processing customers globally.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-21 Armor Inox SA

Mauron, France

Armor Inox SA is a manufacturer of thermal processing systems for the food processing industry. Armor Inox is recognized by the leading global food processors for its unique cooking process. The Armor Inox Thermix cooking system utilizes water to provide for a highly efficient transfer of heat, rapid cook times, and the highest cooking yields.

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