M&A Deal Summary

One Equity Partners Acquires ArvinMeritor - Emissions Technologies Business

On May 17, 2007, private equity firm One Equity Partners acquired automotive company ArvinMeritor - Emissions Technologies Business from Meritor for 310M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-05-17
Target ArvinMeritor - Emissions Technologies Business
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) One Equity Partners
Sellers(s) Meritor
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 310M USD

Target

ArvinMeritor - Emissions Technologies Business

Troy, Michigan, United States
ArvinMeritor's Emissions Technologies Business engages in the global emission technology industry, serving worldwide light and commercial vehicle manufacturers. The business has operations in 19 countries, 7,500 employees and several long-term joint venture relationships.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $300 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 131
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 29
State (Michigan) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 13 of 78
Year (2007) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-27 Dailycer UK

Luneburg, Germany

Leading European manufacturer of cereals, muesli and cereal bars.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-01 Schoeller Arca Systems Services

Zwolle, Netherlands

Schoeller Arca Systems is the manufacturer of plastic returnable packaging for material handling. Schoeller Arca Systems Services was founded in 1999 and is based in Zwolle, Netherlands.

Buy €428M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Meritor

Troy, Michigan, United States
Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Automotive
Employees8,600
Revenue 3.0B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Meritor's corporate headquarters in Troy, Michigan.
Meritor's corporate headquarters in Troy, Michigan.

Meritor is a global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules, and components to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket for the commercial vehicle, transportation, and industrial sectors. Meritor was formed in 1909 and is based in Troy, Michigan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 13
Sector (Automotive) 5 of 11
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 11
State (Michigan) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 9
Year (2007) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-25 ArvinMeritor - Light Vehicle Aftermarket Motion Control Business

Marion, South Carolina, United States

ArvinMeritor - Light Vehicle Aftermarket Motion Control Business manufactures, markets, sells, and supplies branded automotive aftermarket products. Business is located in Marion, South Carolina.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-07 ArvinMeritor - Light Vehicle Aftermarket

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

ArvinMeritor - Light Vehicle Aftermarket manufactures and supplies filter, ride control, and exhaust products.

Sell -
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