M&A Deal Summary

Oshkosh Acquires AK Specialty Vehicles

On June 23, 2006, Oshkosh acquired automotive company AK Specialty Vehicles from HealthTronics for 140M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oshkosh’s 5th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Oshkosh’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oshkosh’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oshkosh’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-06-23
Target AK Specialty Vehicles
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Oshkosh
Sellers(s) HealthTronics
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 140M USD

Target

AK Specialty Vehicles

Harvey, Illinois, United States
AK Specialty Vehicles, is a provider of mobile medical, homeland security command and communications, and broadcast vehicles.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Founded 1917
Sector Automotive
Employees17,300
Revenue 9.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Oshkosh's corporate headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Entrance to Oshkosh's corporate headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Oshkosh is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies. The Company partners with customers to deliver solutions that move people and materials. Oshkosh was founded in 1917 and is based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 16
Sector (Automotive) 5 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 11
Year (2006) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-10 London Machinery

London, Ontario, Canada

London Machinery is a manufacturer of concrete mixers trucks. London Machinery as a sole distributor of McNeilus refuse trucks, we offer a complete line of severe duty products. London Machinery was founded in 1906 and is based in London, Ontario.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-14 Iowa Mold Tooling

Garner, Iowa, United States

IMT is a manufacturer of service vehicles, material handling systems and specialty cranes serving the tire, mining, construction, material handling, equipment dealer, railroad and utility markets throughout the world. IMT has an impressive record of introducing new products, which are sold through a strong dealer network.

Buy $131M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HealthTronics

Austin, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Medical Products
Employees619
DESCRIPTION

HealthTronics provides mobile equipment services, medical devices and information technology solutions to the urology industry. The company partners with physician groups to facilitate equipment ownership and to provide logistical support for mobile lithotripsy, laser and cryoablation units. In addition, HealthTronics offers a line of cryoablation devices as well as a urology-specific IT platform. HealthTronics was founded in 1972 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-06-14 Prime Healthcare Services

Ontario, California, United States

Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals in California, Texas, and Pennsylvania.

Buy $108M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-15 Baltimore Lithotripsy Associates

Beltsville, Maryland, United States

Baltimore Lithotripsy Associates LLC provides mobile lithotripsy services in and around the Mid-Atlantic region.

Buy -
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